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Important Folk Art Trade Sign
$10,320
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£7,830.58
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€8,953.57
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CA$14,414.24
CA$18,017.8020% Off
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CHF 8,368.25
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A mid 19th Century folk art trade sign of demilune form, depicting a Native American chief holding a peace pipe and tomahawk wearing a headdress of white and red feathers, wearing a decorated tunic, supported by “s” scrolls, possibly a cover for a paddle boat wheel, the whole within a molded frame and retaining much original paint.
Provenance – recently discovered in a storage room at Oxford University, the contents of which were mostly wrapped in 1920’s newspaper, presumably stored at that time.
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 72 in (182.88 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1860
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. losses to lower left corner.
- Seller Location:Greenwich, CT
- Reference Number:Seller: yiieapgpsfez1stDibs: 12120379833244
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