Emporium Auction | May 23, 2024
Thu, May 23, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 529
Group of Eight Folk Art Objects
Estimate: $200 - $400
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 |
comprising: painted wood angel, metal wings, fabric dress, barbed wire halo, 17 in.; pulley with wood case and wheel, metal hook, 9-1/2 in.; Georgia Blizzard (Virginia, 1919-2002), molded clay pipe depicting a figure, signed "Blizzard" to base, 4-1/2 in.; Yale tufting needle, with original box and instructions, 8-3/4 in.; basket with decorative fruits and plants, width 16-1/2 in.; Jay Strongwater ornament "Baby's First Christmas 2014", depicting Noah's ark, in original box, width of ornament 5-1/2 in.; Noah Kinney (Kentucky, 1912-1991) walking stick of serpentine form, painted in shades of orange, brown and black, signed to verso "Noah Kinney", 41 in.; Ralph Stewart carved staff, circa 1982, composed of carved figures, above the word "TOP", repeating bulbous shaft, 57-1/4 in.
Provenance: Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
Condition
discoloration, scratching, scuffing, rusting, multiple breaks and repairs to pipe; tufting needle box and directions in distressed condition; fruit basket with some losses to banding around handle, dusty, flaking, discolored; ornament with minor flaking to paint; Stewart staff with scratching and scuffing, residue, break to one figure's arm, split to figure's face, embedded dust
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Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
