Friday, October 2, 2009

A Pair of Figural Folk Art Carvings


From the 2006 Fall Decorative Arts Auction at Cowan's.

Here's the item description:

A figure of a sailor, having arms, torso and legs carved separately (arms are attached with screws) and white seed bead eyes. In a dry, polychrome painted surface with blue cravat accented in gold; 9.75" high; AND a robustly carved pine boxer with head and arms carved separately, arms attached with wood screws, face accented by brown glass seed beads, 10" high.

Did not sell.

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