Lot 5064
  • 5064

American Carved and Polychrome-Painted Wooden Figure of Lady Liberty, late 19th or early 20th century

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • painted wood
  • Height to top of flag 17 in.
holding a metal flag, on a base.

Exhibited

New York, American Folk Art Museum, Liberties with Liberty, February 25 - May 18, 1986.

Literature

Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo, "Beyond Tradition: A Folk Art Collection in New Hampshire," Antiques & Fine Art, vol. VII, issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2006, p. 138.

Condition

Wear and minor paint losses commensurate with age, loss and age cracks to the base, 1 inch pieced repair on the proper right side of the base.
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