Lot 1472
  • 1472

CIVIL WAR SOLDIER

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Carved and painted pine figure
  • 36 by 9 by 4 in.
Probably made in the southeastern United States circa 1870.

Provenance

Fred Giampietro, New Haven, Connecticut

Condition

Several campaigns of paint. Small areas of in-fill in areas of loss. In a condition consistent with age.
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