02-25-200102-25-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2056
February 25, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
1209

Pair of Polychrome Carved Articulated African/American Dolls

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$5,463$4,750
Auction: Sale #2056 - 2056Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 25, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Polychrome Carved Articulated African/American Dolls, mid to late 19th century, wearing original clothes with buttons, with stands, (textiles worn),ht. 10 1/4 in. N.B. The dolls were found in separate locations in Maine and Massachusetts, but would appear to have been made by the same hand. The mask-like quality of the faces suggests an African/American carver. Provenance: Raymond Saroff/Howard Rose collection, Aarne Anton/American Primitive Gallery. Literature: These dolls are pictured in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca's AMERICAN PRIMITIVE: DISCOVERIES IN FOLK SCULPTURE, (New York, 1988),p. 137, fig. 184. It is also illustrated in UNEXPECTED ELOQUENCE THE ART IN AMERICAN FOLK ART, Selections from the Howard Rose/Raymond Saroff American Folk Art Collection, (New York, 1989),published to coincide with their exhibition "The Fine Art of American Folk," The Edith C. Blum Institute, Bard College, 1990.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

Keywords

Polychrome Carved Articulated African/American Dolls, Maine, Massachusetts, African/American Dolls, Raymond Saroff, Howard Rose, Frank Maresca, American Primitive Gallery, Bard College, Edith C. Blum Institute