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Carved Female Doll Figure in a Bonnet
Lot: 1Sold for: $2,460$2,000Carved Female Doll Figure in a Bonnet, 19th century, carved facial features surrounded by a stylized bonnet, the torso with exaggerated hips, (lacks legs), figure ht. 6 in., with custom stand. more ...
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Small Carved Pair of Busts
Lot: 2Sold for: $369$300Small Carved Pair of Busts, late 19th/early 20th century, a male and a female, similarly carved with stylized features, overall ht. 4 1/2 in., including custom plinth. The Marvill Collection more ...
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Carved Ebonized Bust of a Man
Lot: 3Sold for: $246$200Carved Ebonized Bust of a Man, 19th century, with stylized features and a reclining upper posture, on custom black plinth, overall ht. 7 1/2, figure ht. 5 3/4 in. The Marvill Collection more ...
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Carved Walnut Head of a Black Man
Lot: 4Sold for: $615$500Carved Walnut Head of a Black Man, possibly Georgia, 19th century, ht. 7 1/2 in. The Marvill Collection more ...
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Carved Female Head and Torso
Lot: 5Sold for: $400$325Carved Female Head and Torso, 19th century, with carved and painted facial details, exaggerated lower torso, ht. 9 1/4 in. The Marvill Collection more ...
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Carved Wooden Doll
Lot: 6Sold for: $461$375Carved Wooden Doll, probably Maine, c. 1800, well-worn facial features, figure ht. 7 3/4 in., with custom stand. Provenance: Diamant Gallery, 1979. The Marvill Collection more ...
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Carved Chippewa Love Charm in the Figure of a Woman
Lot: 7Sold for: $2,337$1,900Carved Chippewa Love Charm in the Figure of a Woman, late 19th century, a carved braid down her back, figure ht. 5 1/2 in., with custom stand. Provenance: Dr. Peter Furst; Channing Dale more ...
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Carved Wood Figure of a Woman Lifting Her Skirt
Lot: 8Sold for: $2,337$1,900Carved Wood Figure of a Woman Lifting Her Skirt, America, c. 1925-35, the figure with accentuated carved body details posed with arms suggestively lifting her skirt, wearing high-heeled shoes, old more ...
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Carved Androgynous Figure in a Top Hat
Lot: 9Sold for: $24,600$20,000Carved Androgynous Figure in a Top Hat, America, c. 1869-70, the yellow pine figure with crossed arms and female lower anatomy, standing on a square plinth with black-painted top hat, figure ht. 13 more ...
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Large Carved and Painted Female Doll Figure
Lot: 10Sold for: $20,910$17,000Large Carved and Painted Female Doll Figure, possibly Kentucky, early 19th century, carved facial features and rough-hewn stylized body, (lacks arms), ht. 36 in. Provenance: Northeast Auctions, more ...
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Carved Ventriloquist's Dummy Head
Lot: 11Sold for: $1,722$1,400Carved Ventriloquist's Dummy Head, New York State, late 19th century, the head constructed of laminated spruce with finely carved facial details, ears, and articulated mouth, incorporating cloth and more ...
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Carved Wood Head of Man
Lot: 12Sold for: $615$500Carved Wood Head of Man, 19th century, traces of gilt in face, indistinct stamp below right ear, and branded "22 1/4," ht. 9 1/4 in., on custom stand. The Marvill Collection more ...
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Three Carved Portrait Heads
Lot: 13Sold for: $3,998$3,250Three Carved Portrait Heads, Georgia, late 19th/early 20th century, the largest head carved from a cherry log possibly depicting a balding white male, the other two figures carved from pine logs more ...
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Painted Wood Scarecrow Bust
Lot: 14Sold for: $2,583$2,100Painted Wood Scarecrow Bust, New England, c. 1900-10, the blue-eyed man with exaggerated cowlick, carved features, and blue-painted eyes, joined with strips of rubber, ht. 26 in., hangs from a rope more ...
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Carved and Painted Black Man Carnival Target
Lot: 15Sold for: $1,230$1,000Carved and Painted Black Man Carnival Target, 19th century, with carved head and facial features, the head hinged and tips backward when struck, (imperfections), ht. 21 3/4 in., with custom stand. more ...
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American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
Lot: 16UnsoldAmerican School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman Signed and dated "Lydia Friechler/1837" l.c. Watercolor on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in., in a flat red-painted pine frame. Condition: more ...
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Monumental Carved and Black-painted Bust of an African American Man
Lot: 17Sold for: $19,680$16,000Monumental Carved and Black-painted Bust of an African American Man, possibly Upstate New York, c. 1850-60, the yellow pine torso with bold carved facial and body details, from the waist to the top more ...
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Carved and Painted Articulated Black Figure with Original Clothing
Lot: 18Sold for: $3,567$2,900Carved and Painted Articulated Black Figure with Original Clothing, late 19th century, carved wood throughout, wearing a black jacket with red buttons, high-waisted pants, and a single shoe, more ...
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Carved and Polychrome Painted Figure of Black Man
Lot: 19Sold for: $4,305$3,500Carved and Polychrome Painted Figure of Black Man, c. 1900, with red vest and blue pants, possibly a whirligig missing its paddles, ht. 11 1/2 in., on a custom stand. Provenance: Ricco/Maresca, more ...
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Carved and Painted Pine Clothed Black Man Ventriloquist Dummy
Lot: 20Sold for: $923$750Carved and Painted Pine Clothed Black Man Ventriloquist Dummy, America, c. 1880-90, moveable lower lip and eyes, with black yarn hair, painted facial features and blue eyes, dressed in a wool coat more ...
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Carved and Painted Pine Figure of an African American Man
Lot: 21UnsoldCarved and Painted Pine Figure of an African American Man, reportedly New Orleans, early 19th century, possibly depicting a slave, with glass eyes, carved features, inlaid teeth, and bracelets on more ...
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Carved Wood Figure of a Black Minister
Lot: 22Sold for: $923$750Carved Wood Figure of a Black Minister, North Carolina, 1860-80, the seated figure wearing a green vest, with a book, presumably a bible, open on his lap, the carver probably influenced by a more ...
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American School, Late 19th Century Preparing for Dinner
Lot: 23Sold for: $11,070$9,000American School, Late 19th Century Preparing for Dinner Unsigned. Oil on canvas, showing an African American family in a domestic setting, the gentleman having procured a chicken and root more ...
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American School, 20th Century De Fust Knock-Down
Lot: 24Sold for: $1,599$1,300American School, 20th Century De Fust Knock-Down Unsigned, titled l.r. Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. Condition: Relined, minor retouch. Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Folk, New York, 1987. The more ...
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Carved and Painted Articulated Trade Figure
Lot: 25UnsoldCarved and Painted Articulated Trade Figure, America, c. 1900-10, the brown-painted figure with painted eyes and lips and articulated arms and black-painted feet, on a black base, overall ht. 69 3/4 more ...
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Black-painted Terra-cotta Head
Lot: 26Sold for: $523$425Black-painted Terra-cotta Head, late 19th/early 20th century, with modeled hair, ears, and facial features, allover black paint, ht. 8 1/4 in., with custom plinth. Provenance: Frank Maresca. more ...
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Carved Limestone Stone Head of a Man
Lot: 27Sold for: $1,968$1,600Carved Limestone Stone Head of a Man, late 19th century, the figure with exaggerated facial features on an integral square base, ht. 11 in. Provenance: Found in Bloomington, Indiana; collection more ...
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Carved Slate Memorial Figure
Lot: 28Sold for: $3,321$2,700Carved Slate Memorial Figure, c. 1825-50, ht. 27 in. Literature: Illustrated in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca, American Vernacular, New Discoveries in Folk, Self-taught, and Outsider Sculpture more ...
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Carved Locustwood Fence Post Head
Lot: 29Sold for: $1,476$1,200Carved Locustwood Fence Post Head, Russel Risley, Kirby, Vermont, c. 1875-90, the carved head on a rough-hewn post, figure ht. 47 1/4 in., on a white square base. Provenance: Frank Maresca, more ...
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Carved Bust of a Woman
Lot: 30Sold for: $2,706$2,200Carved Bust of a Woman, possibly Essex, Massachusetts, 18th century, with traces of early white and black paint, ht. 15 in., mounted on a short black plinth. Provenance: Dr. William Greenspon; more ...