$6,600
Pair of carved and painted countertop Native American tobacconist figures, ca. 1900 , probably New England, the woman with tobacco leaves around her waist and holding cigars in one hand, the man holding cigars in his raised right hand, both with feathered headdresses, 26 1/2" h. For further reference, see Bishop American Folk Sculpture , pg. 255 and Eddy Nicholson collection, Sotheby's, January 1995, lot 953. Provenance: Fortieth birthday gift from Anne Miller.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2015-04-25