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Collection of Carole Wahler | January 29, 2025

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As a singular figure in the world of American pottery and early textiles, Dr. Wahler was a celebrated curator, collector, and scholar. Early Southern furniture including four MESDA documented items: VA William and Mary paneled trunk, VA Chippendale Cupboard, TN inlaid cherry chest of drawers and a TN cherry high chest, many early Southern painted furniture examples, Ten Ulysses Davis folk art carvings, textiles to include a rare Asheville sampler dated 1824, quilt dated1861, rare Southern salt glaze and redware pottery examples to include TN, AL and NC.
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Lot 174

Four Assorted Carved Folk Art Canes and Walking Stick, one Kentucky Example

Estimate: $200 - $400
Current Bid
$100

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20th century, of varying size and decoration, one inscribed and dated "Frank Sanders/Joppa Ky July 5, 1923/By B.F. Chewning", one with bead decoration, one with carved snake, and one with dog head handle, largest 38 x 4-3/4 x 2 in. 

Provenance: Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee

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Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee

scattered slight cracks, loss, and wear to wood surfaces, surface dust/accretion; bead decorated example with break and loss to one bead, crack and glue repair to wood at swirl decoration; notable loss to paint decoration on carved snake example, more notable cracks