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Sat, May 16, 2015 09:00AM EDT - Mon, May 18, 2015 09:00AM EDT
Lot 550

Josephine Mead

Estimate: $600 - $1,200

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(American, 1919-2000) Pair of Plaster Polychromed Models of Standing Blackamoors: man with turban, two parrots seated on shoulders, elaborate necklace and colorful waistcloth, raised on a platform base, 38 in., old repair to back of one parrot's tail, extensive paint losses to garments, particularly at rear; woman with colorful headdress and jeweled necklace, holding a group of pomegranates at base of her dress, raised on a platform base, 38-1/2 in. extensive areas of paint loss and repaint, repairs, some fill, both stamped on back of base "JO MEAD" . Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia

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