VALLEY OF VIRGINIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF ROBERT E. LEE, on horseback with applied brass stirrups, inscribed "GEN. LEE / ME MAYHEW" on back of figure. Probably carved by Maitland Eugene Mayhew (b.c.1870) of Roanoke, VA. Late 19th/early 20th century. 6 1/2" HOA, 5 1/2" LOA.
Provenance: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Jan and Watt White.
Jeffrey S, Evans & Assoc., 11/12/2011, lot 444.
From a Virginia private collection.
Ex-collection of Ed Truitt, Roanoke, VA.
Catalogue Note: Maitland Mayhew was born in Berkeley Co., WV around 1870. By 1899 he had relocated to Roanoke, VA where his son Edward was born. He worked as a railroad conductor stationed in Roanoke from at least 1900 to 1930. He most likely carved this figure for his newborn son soon after arriving in Roanoke.
Provenance: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Jan and Watt White.
Jeffrey S, Evans & Assoc., 11/12/2011, lot 444.
From a Virginia private collection.
Ex-collection of Ed Truitt, Roanoke, VA.
Catalogue Note: Maitland Mayhew was born in Berkeley Co., WV around 1870. By 1899 he had relocated to Roanoke, VA where his son Edward was born. He worked as a railroad conductor stationed in Roanoke from at least 1900 to 1930. He most likely carved this figure for his newborn son soon after arriving in Roanoke.
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Excellent condition with minor wear.
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF
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