Green-painted Wrought Iron Riding Whip Hitching Post

Green-painted Wrought Iron Riding Whip Hitching Post, America, 19th century, the whip looped and twisted around the vertical shaft, with custom stand, ht. 59 1/4 in. Provenance: The Phil and Bunny Savino Collection. Literature: Illustrated and described in W. Douglas McCombs, ed., Horsing Around: 19th Century Cast Iron Hitching Posts, the Collection of Phil and Bunny Savino (Albany Institute of History and Art: Albany, 2008), p. 44. Exhibitions: Horsing Around: 19th Century Cast Iron Hitching Posts, The Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, January 26-May 26, 2008. A Flushing, New York, Collection Estimate $500-700 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.