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Lot 302

Three Folk Art Airplanes

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

early to late 20th century, plane whirligig of wood and metal construction, painted in red and blue, with wooden stand in matching design, 12-1/4 x 16-3/8 in.; large wooden red baron plane, painted in red, brown, and black pigment, with carved figure, 10 x 19-7/8 in.; wooden biplane with metal propeller, painted in red, white, black, and blue, 6 x 10 in.

Provenance: Highlands Inn, North Carolina, 1998 (accompanied by receipt for whirligig for $450); Private Collection

Condition

loss to paint, rust and surface accretion, warping to metal, wear to wood, biplane with loss to right elevator