Two Carved Chairs with Alligator Motifs and a Similarly Carved Alligator Cane

Description:

Two Carved Chairs with Alligator Motifs and a Similarly Carved Alligator Cane, c. 1860-80, alligators carved on the chairs' uprights, crests, legs, and more, one seat of alligator skin, the other caned; the cane with a right-angled carved handhold, chair ht. to 41, cane lg. 32 in.

Provenance: Ricco/Maresca, 1993.
The Marvill Collection
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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