- 1440
VERMONT FARMER AND WIFE, HORSE AND SLEIGH
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Carved and maple and cherrywood figural group with brass, copper and leather fittings.
- 11 3/4 by 27 1/2 by 6 3/4 in.
Executed in Vermont, circa 1910.
Provenance
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont;
Kinnaman & Ramaekers, Bridgehampton, New York;
Brenda and Ken Fritz, Los Angeles;
Allan Katz, Woodbridge, Connecticut;
Susan and Raymond Egan, Princeton, New Jersey;
Olde Hope Antiques, Inc., New Hope, Pennsylvania
Kinnaman & Ramaekers, Bridgehampton, New York;
Brenda and Ken Fritz, Los Angeles;
Allan Katz, Woodbridge, Connecticut;
Susan and Raymond Egan, Princeton, New Jersey;
Olde Hope Antiques, Inc., New Hope, Pennsylvania
Condition
The two human figures have come off their mounts. Leather reins has come undone. Harness has broken off.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Although the carver of this figural group has not been identified, several other closely related early-twentieth-century pieces, all with northern Vermont origins, are known. They include a multi-figure Catholic winter funeral procession in the collection of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, a pioneer couple and oxcart in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, a camel and driver, a figure of Buffalo Bill Cody beside his horse, and two painted harness racers, one of which is in the collection of the American Museum in Bath, England. Like the man here, many of the carver's skillfully rendered figures have articulated arms. This well-dressed couple was probably intended to depict a journey to church. The sleigh is a form of French-Canadian cariole, with a simple high-backed body and bench seat set on wooden runners. The man's cap also suggests a French-Canadian influence, which was common so close to the Canadian border.