Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin

Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin

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FIVE FINE CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED WOOD WALKING STICKS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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October 10, 05:49 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

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FIVE FINE CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED WOOD WALKING STICKS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY


The first cane is painted black and is carved with a figure of a green frog facing a speckled twisted snake. The second cane is polychrome paint decorated and carved with a striped and speckled snake eating a green and yellow striped lizard. The third came has a carved and cream and brown painted snake. The fourth cane has a carved depiction of a couple holding hands above a green coiled snake. The last cane is made from a twisted vine that has been carved and painted to depict a full length snake.

Height of tallest: 38 ¼ in.