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Emporium Auction | November 10, 2022

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 38

Monumental Folk Art Henry Ford II Ship Model

Estimate: $400 - $600

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20th century, carved and painted wooden model of the Great Lakes gearless bulk carrier "Henry Ford II", tag reads "presented by Edward Saughell? Harbor Reach, Michigan [indecipherable] years of age first attempt", 71 x 14 x 7 in.

Provenance: purchased from Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village auction, Dearborn, Michigan, September 18-19, 1982; Private Collection, Morristown, Tennessee

Condition

expected abrasions to surfaces, some elements loose or separated

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