November Premier Auction: Day 3
Sat, Nov 11, 2017 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 12, 2017 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1374
Arthur Hanley Gibbs
Estimate: $400 - $700
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Whittier, North Carolina, b. 1879)
two pair of dancing figures, mixed woods with slot and tab joints at knees, hips and elbows and shoulders with nails used as pivot points, smiling faces, ink and paint decoration, remnants of crepe paper, suspended on strings and supported by pine frame, one pine frame painted white, one signed, "A.H. Gibbs/Whittier, N.C.", 17-1/2 x 18-1/2 x 10 in. and 16 x 20 x 6 in.
Notes: The toy with the unpainted frame is featured and photographed in the book, May We All Remember Well, 2001, Edited by Robert S. Brunk. Page 240.
oxidation to wood, loss to crepe paper, minor wear and abrasions consistent with age and use, one leg off at knee joint of male dancer and retained for restoration
