Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Top

Description:

Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Top, second half 19th century, with molded head and facial features and floral scroll decoration below, with custom stand, ht. 17 in.

Provenance: The Phil and Bunny Savino Collection.

Literature: Illustrated and described in W. Douglas McCombs, ed., Horsing Around: 19th Century Cast Iron Hitching Posts, the Collection of Phil and Bunny Savino (Albany Institute of History and Art: Albany, 2008),p. 31 and cover.

Exhibitions: Horsing Around: 19th Century Cast Iron Hitching Posts, The Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, January 26-May 26, 2008.
A Flushing, New York, Collection
Estimate $600-800


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