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Lot 213

Two Prohibition Era 'John Barleycorn' Folk Art Carved Whiskey Barrels

Lot 213

Two Prohibition Era 'John Barleycorn' Folk Art Carved Whiskey Barrels

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Estimate$2,000 – $3,000

Status

Closed

Two Prohibition Era 'John Barleycorn' Folk Art Carved Whiskey Barrels

one with a Kentucky whiskey barrel and snake, reading on verso John Barleycorn / Died in U.S. / July 1 - 1919 . and around the base His Spirit Rests In Private Stock / John's death made Bootlegs shine / Many liked him. None like him. / Booze, once the nightly Monarch, The cause of grief and crime, Now friends and foe alike, Go mourning you by Moonshine.
the other a Milwaukee beer barrel with poem reading For all the joy we found / In John Barleycorn's death / We sample now our Moonshine / And whisper our regret.
Height of each 7 1/2 inches.

Featured in a 2005 Antiques Roadshow episode from Bismark, North Dakota.

Provenance:

Ken Farmer Auctions, Radford, Virginia

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Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

[email protected]312.447.3270

Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

[email protected]513.666.4960

Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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Lot 213

Two Prohibition Era 'John Barleycorn' Folk Art Carved Whiskey Barrels

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Estimate$2,000 – $3,000

Status

Closed

Two Prohibition Era 'John Barleycorn' Folk Art Carved Whiskey Barrels

Provenance:

Ken Farmer Auctions, Radford, Virginia

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Two Prohibition Era 'John Barleycorn' Folk Art Carved Whiskey Barrels

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Two Prohibition Era 'John Barleycorn' Folk Art Carved Whiskey Barrels