A great folk art painting of the famous Dionne Quintuplets currently available on eBay.
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Measuring 19 ½” x 24", this circa 1935, hand carved and painted wood painting depicts the famous Dionne Quintuplets, their Mother and Father, a carving of their home and the hospital whwere they were born, and at the middle top is a small vignette of Dr. Defoe, who gave birth to the quintuplets. This antique hand carved painting is in wonderful original, untouched condition and there never have been any repairs. The two buildings, the people and the 5 babies are carved in relief, and then hand-painted.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Circa 1935 Folk Art Painting of the Dionne Quintuplets
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It is great. It'll be interesting to see if it sells. The reserve is well north of $3,000. I checked.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it won't hit the $3500 reserve since that's pretty steep for eBay, but who knows?
I'm thinking $1200-ish?
That is really first-rate. So glad you made me aware of it; thanks!
No problem! Hope you can get it Robert!
It is a neat piece with great integrity, however if you do a little research the Dionne Quints they were a little "too" popular in their time and it appears that there was a little cottage industry creating folksy chachkas with their likenesses. I wish they were a little less "famous." Also they were Canadian and not to diss the Canucks, but there is a fair likelyhood that the piece may be Canadian which doesn't hold the same value in the marketplace as American folk art.
Hmmmm...I wonder if this was made for private consumption or whether this was made for a tourist market? It's something I didn't think of. With the Canadian attribution, I think it's def. a possibility and unfortunately happens all too often in the folk art field.
To me it looks too personal and quirky to be made for tourist trade. But what if it was? Today it's something different. Canada or not, it's really cool. Just look at it.
I agree, it's very cool. Wish I could get it!
This piece ended up selling for $3,499.99.
Yeah, I was surprised it hit the reserve, especially on eBay. Hope it went to a good home.
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