IMPORTANT CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED HORNBEAM SCULPTURE OF A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER, PROBABLY SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, CIRCA 1870

IMPORTANT CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED HORNBEAM SCULPTURE OF A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER, PROBABLY SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, CIRCA 1870

standing erect, resting a cane in his right hand, the stylized upper body with broad shoulders and pinched waist, dressed in relief carved Civil War clothing complete with carved epaulets, the head with relief carved facial hair detail and a carved beard and goatee, the whole standing on original base.

Height 36 in. by Width 9 in. by Depth 4 in.