Premier Auction
Sat, Jul 10, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 870
John Rhodes Attributed Wooden Train
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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 |
six part wooden folk art train consisting of a locomotive with seated engineer, open top hopper rail car, cargo railcar with sliding doors containing bails and barrels inside, flatcar with two wooden cannons, passenger car with seating, and a caboose, along with seven pieces of track, locomotive is 11 x 17 in., other rail cars and track are to similar scale
Provenance: The Collection of Carl and Marian MullisNote:From the Collection of T. Marshall Hahn, he donated the majority of his Folk Art Collection to the High Museum, they produced a catalogue of the collection called "Let It Shine: Self Taught Art from the T. Marshall Hall Collection", April 27th, 2001
Condition
apparent areas of glue in joints as made, one set of rail car steps missing, another set with broken steps, separations at glue joints, one cannon wheel with various separations, various areas of surface wear
