$4,444
Painted Wood and Plywood Head of a Mechanical Man, E. E. Baun, America, 1938, jaw opens as button on neck is pushed, the interior inscribed "This part head- finished Jan 24 1938 (signed) E.E. Braun," including stand, overall ht. 18 1/2, wd. 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of William S. Greenspon. Literature: Illustrated in American Primitive: Discoveries in Folk Sculpture, by Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1988, p. 55, fig. 64.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07