FINE AND RARE CARVED CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WHAT-NOT SHELF, CARVED BY ALLANSON PORTER DEAN (1812-1888), CIRCA 1876

FINE AND RARE CARVED CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WHAT-NOT SHELF, CARVED BY ALLANSON PORTER DEAN (1812-1888), CIRCA 1876

carved motifs include an eagle and lion. Inscribed with Independence, America, July 4, 1776 England and CENTENNIAL GMMMA.

Height 22 in. by Width 12 ¼ in. by Depth 4 ¼ in.

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Provenance:
Giampietro American Folk Art, New Haven, Connecticut.