Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 3: Zelle Collection, American & European

Sat, May 14, 2016 09:00AM EDT - Sun, May 15, 2016 09:00AM EDT
Lot 754

Seven Blackamoor Candlesticks and

Estimate: $400 - $700

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Figures, Various Materials Austrian and Continental, early 20th century: pair polychromed molded plastic blackamoor candlesticks mounted as lamps, black wooden bases, 17 in. to top of nozzle, [both with paint losses, one with break at toe and ankle;] pair painted composition blackamoor candlesticks, 13 in., [minor paint losses]; two cold-painted bronze figures, Moorish man and woman carrying baskets, one with label "Petites Choses USA", 5 in. [feet with paint chips]; one cold-painted brass figure of an Indian attendant holding a shell-shaped dish, 11 in., [old crack to one leg]. Condition: . Provenance: Collection of Anne and Robert K. Zelle, Nashville, Tennessee and Gulf Stream, Florida