Lot #: 35
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Cold-Painted Sewer Tile Man's Bust, OH origin, late 19th or early 20th century, hand-modeled bust of a man with parted hair, mustache, and raised circular eyes, the surface coated in old reddish-brown paint. Provenance: George H. Meyer Collection; acquired from David Good. A small chip to one ear. A few chips to base, possibly in-the-making, which are painted over, the largest measuring 1 1/4". H 7" ; L 7 1/2" ; W 5 3/4".
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