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Important mechanical folk art automaton

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American Folk Art Carving: H6". carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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Maurice L. Joslin American Folk Art Carving: H28" carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection dated 1965

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Artists named TB Hastings American Folk Art Carving: H12" carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection. Signed and dated 1955

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American Folk Art Carving: 12" height carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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American Folk Art Carving: 9" carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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American Folk Art Carving: Signed on base dated 1946. H12" carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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American Folk Art Carving: H 5.5" carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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American Folk Art Carving: H13.5" Titled 'Lady with the Swan' carved wood. With artists innitials P.R.M. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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American Folk Art Carving: H12" carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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Artist named Vincent Petrick, American Folk Art Carving: H14" Artists signed on base, Chippewa Falls Wi. carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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American Folk Art Carving: L7.5" Unknowned artist dated 1937. carved wood. Excellent folk carving. American. From an important Kentucky Folk Art collection

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PRIMATIVE MEXICO FOLK ART NATIVITY SCENE AUTOMATON: Mexican folk art nativity scene automaton, likely Guanajuato Mexico, c. 1950's, paper mache accents, polychrome painted wood figures animated with wire hand-crank, not all figures move, including: (1)

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Folk Art Carved Plaque: ca. 1940, nice carving from an important collection of folk art.18.25" X 12.25"

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Folk Art Carved Plaque: ca. 1940, nice carving from an important collection of folk art.13.25" X 11.25"

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Marble Bust of Venus circa 1850: discovered at an important estate tag sale. bought with this same marble bust from the same estate was the marble statue sold March 6 2021 signed Falcone. this is an unsigned important marble bust exe

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Important American folk art wood carved mechanical automaton theatre attributed to Jacob Abner Light (1863-1954) carver and builder Millersburg, PA in two parts with lower case displaying patriotic "Military Band", and upper section of polychrome painted Gothic house-like case revealing 'ghoulish' bearded men assembled from found and salvaged materials. 70" x 28.5" x 21"-not operational, possibly once a part of a larger installation.

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Important mechanical folk art automaton

Name: Important mechanical folk art automaton
SKU: 52670544
Price: 550 USD
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