AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD MUSICAL BAND
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AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD MUSICAL BAND WHIRLIGIG, being a fully-animated group of three rural musicians with instruments and their conductor, each having carved facial features, individually attached to a two-board base with central crank shaft attached to a sheet-iron and wood five-blade fan. Original painted surfaces. Presented on a custom iron stand. Possibly eastern Ohio or West Virginia. Late 19th/early 20th century. Figures 11" to 13" H, 16" x 22" OA.
Published: The Magazine Antiques, September/October 2014, p. 7.
Provenance: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Jan and Watt White.
Austin Miller, Columbus, OH, 9/28/2014.
Published: The Magazine Antiques, September/October 2014, p. 7.
Provenance: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Jan and Watt White.
Austin Miller, Columbus, OH, 9/28/2014.
Condition
Very good condition, wood with some expected age cracking, conductor lacking some coat buttons, lacking rear directional blade.
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AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD MUSICAL BAND
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000
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