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
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.