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Lot 259
Sale 916 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1-410
Sep 30, 2021
6:00AM ET
Lots 411-816
Oct 1, 2021
6:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$531
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Folk Art Carved Maple Figural Steamboat Whistle Pull
Late 19th Century
from the archive of Captain Clayton Crawford, in the form of a forearm with clenched fist, with red paint decoration.
Length 13 inches.
Length 13 inches.
This piece belonged to Captain Clayton Crawford who was the Chief Engineer on the Rob't. E. Lee, built in 1876, destroyed by fire in 1882, of the Currier & Ives Print fame The Mississippi Great Race against the Natchez. He was also the Chief Engineer on board the 1st City of Pittsburgh.