Lot 41
  • 41

A Rare painted Wood and Tin Negro Musician, Probably New England 19th century

Estimate
8,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Painted Wood and Tin
  • Height 13 in.
the figure dressed in a livery wearing mustard coat with tin tails and mustard breeches and holding tin tambourines; original paint on a wood base. Hat replaced.

Provenance

Marguerite Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut, 1983

Catalogue Note

A closely related piece was sold in Sotheby's New York, The Susan and Mark Laracy Collection, January 20, 2001, sale no. 8280, lot 62