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Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 677

Pair of Venetian Carved and Paint Decorated Jester Form Stands

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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

Italian, late 19th century, each in the form of a colorful, carved, and polychromed jester standing on his head, with painted and shaped top, on tripod pedestal base, with lion's paw feet, 38-1/2 x 14 x 14 in. 

Provenance: Estate of Wright Saltus Ludington, Santa Barbara, California; Estate of Charles Townsend Ludington, Jr., Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Condition

good structural condition with scattered surface wear and paint losses, one with shrinkage, separations to bases with later braces at underside, other shrinkage cracks, breaks and repairs to upper arms (one with old later tape), tops resurfaced or restored, minor wear and losses at feet

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