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American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
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- Sale 5204
Live
| Philadelphia
Apr 30 | 11:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5204
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$800 – $1,200
The standing figure of an American Indian, cast with maker's mark top of base, “Cornelius & Baker.”
H: 20 ¾ in.
In the mid-19th century, Cornelius & Baker were America's largest and most successful lighting manufacturer. The firm made a number of historical and allegorical figures as ornamental elements to large lighting fixtures in institutional buildings as well as to decorate domestic mantels and tabletops.
Collection of a gentleman.
lot 119: with nice consistent surface, with some minor patination, including some mild oxidation / patination to socle base; the gunstock of battle axe in left-facing hand has been restored, and is loose and presently held in place with wax
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