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Sat, Aug 1, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1003

Folk Art Carved and Painted Figural Whirligig

Estimate: $400 - $600

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American, 20th century, the red paint decorated body with black and white accents and propeller shaped arms, rotating on a round iron base mounted to a painted wood stand, 12-3/8 x 5-3/4 x 15-3/4 in. , Provenance: Estate of James Frank Dennis, High Point, North Carolina

Condition

split along right side of form, loss to right foot, form sits slightly off-balance, losses and flaking to paint decoration, red painted body with some evidence of earlier gray paint, white painted propeller arms with some evidence of earlier silver paint, some wax residue between bases, other wear and abrasions
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