Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 86

A Folk Art Paint Decorated Trade Sign

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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American, late 19th/early 20th century, black, white, and red painted wooden fish has open mouth and applied fins, 26-ª x 57 in.˜˜Provenance: Sotheby's The Lipman Collection, Sale #4730Y, November 14, 1981, Lot 24, Private Collection, Jacksonville, Florida

Condition

1 in. patch in repair at bottom, later hanger at top (hole in bottom from previous stand), chips and later nails at bottom fins, top fin possibly old replacement, one break and repair at top of tail, other minor surface wear and distress
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