$5,463
Pair of Polychrome Carved Articulated African/American Dolls, mid to late 19th century, wearing original clothes with buttons, with stands, (textiles worn), ht. 10 1/4 in. N.B. The dolls were found in separate locations in Maine and Massachusetts, but would appear to have been made by the same hand. The mask-like quality of the faces suggests an African/American carver. Provenance: Raymond Saroff/Howard Rose collection, Aarne Anton/American Primitive Gallery. Literature: These dolls are pictured in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca's AMERICAN PRIMITIVE: DISCOVERIES IN FOLK SCULPTURE, (New York, 1988), p. 137, fig. 184. It is also illustrated in UNEXPECTED ELOQUENCE THE ART IN AMERICAN FOLK ART, Selections from the Howard Rose/Raymond Saroff American Folk Art Collection, (New York, 1989), published to coincide with their exhibition "The Fine Art of American Folk," The Edith C. Blum Institute, Bard College, 1990.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-02-25
