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The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts

Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Lot 337

Rare American Painted Zinc Cigar Store

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
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$1,000 $100
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Figure of a Seated Indian New York, circa 1880s, possibly William Demuth & Co., seated figure with early polychrome paint decoration on a square plinth base, 51-1/2 x 45 x 10 in., probable loss at top of headdress and lacking implements (tobacco leaves?) in hands; minor cracks at left elbow and under feet, some cracks and seam lines on plinth (underside with later bracing); second painted surface with scattered losses and retouch. Provenance: Private Collection, Tampa, Florida

Condition

probable loss at top of headdress and lacking implements (tobacco leaves?) in hands; minor cracks at left elbow and under feet, some cracks and seam lines on plinth (underside with later bracing); second painted surface with scattered losses and retouch

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