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Modern Design, Tiffany, Art Nouveau, Decorative Continental Works

Fri, Sep 12, 2014 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 13, 2014 05:00PM EDT
Lot 239

Six-Piece Folk Art String Band

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Bid Increments

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six black musicians in formal attire with various stringed instruments, one banjo with tunes listed on back, fabric, wire, wood, composition and other elements, 23 in. to 29 in., most with fading and losses to fabric, some repainting, banjo heads with some holes, other stains and restorations. Provenance: Purchased Austin, Texas, 1991, The Bathrop Collection; Brunk Auctions, January 7-8, 2006; Private South Carolina Collection

Condition

most with fading and losses to fabric, some repainting, banjo heads with some holes, other stains and restorations