Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin

Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin

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VERY FINE AND RARE AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD INDIAN CHIEF WHIRLIGIG, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Auction Closed

October 10, 05:49 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

VERY FINE AND RARE AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD INDIAN CHIEF WHIRLIGIG, LATE 19TH CENTURY


Painted wood and tin with applied mixed metals.


Height 23 in. by Width 5 ¼ in. by Depth 5 ½ in.

Giampietro American Folk Art, New Haven, Connecticut.

A very closely related example sold at Sotheby's, New York, Important American Folk Art from the Collection of the Late Bernard M. Barenholtz, January 27, 1990, sale 5969, lot 1744.