British, 19th century, each mounted on wood base and wired for electricity, comprising: blacksmith, figure 12 x 6 x 2-1/4 in., overall 26-1/4 x 5-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.; sailor, figure 12 x 5-1/4 x 3-1/4 in., overall 26 x 6-3/4 x 5-3/4 in.
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
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By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
not tested for functionality, anomalies, pinholes, crazing, glaze voids, and glue residue, each with crack and repair to neck, scattered surface dirt and accretion, scuffs and abrasions to wood bases, spotting and general discoloration to metal elements; sailor detached from base, hairline across face and small repairs to hat and pipe; blacksmith with cracks along both shoulders