Lot 1583
  • 1583

RARE CARVED AND PAINTED PINE LOCOMOTIVE TRADE SIGN, PROBABLY NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1880

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • painted pine
  • Height 11 1/2 in. by Width 9 1/2 in. by Length 42 in.

Provenance

From a railroad conductor's house in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Condition

Some losses consistent with age.
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