$1,625
Carved and Polychrome Painted Staff with Head, possibly South Carolina, late 19th century, the top with carved head and elongated face with carved hair detail, painted eyes and lips above a carved and polychrome painted collar on a spiral carved shaft, the head with a hole in the top which may have held a candle, lg. 52 1/2 in. Literature: Illustrated in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca, American Primitive (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988), p. 182, fig. 256. Estimate $400-600 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-11-13
