Rare Antique Painted Folk Art Black Americana Shoe
Rare antique painted folk art black Americana shoe shine trade figure. Measures 40 1/2" tall including base. Black man is a wonderful old carving with original paint. Cut from a block of layered pine boards and pegged limbs. Uncle Sam outfit. Remnants of brown painted flesh. Special nails for suspender buttons. Flat head nails for shirt buttons. Base with sign for 14c Newspapers looks to be a later addition. Feet of black man look fashioned to sit on an upward slope . Wood of base looks newer but to some degree original as the figure may have been converted from use at shoe shine operation to a newspaper stand. Box in black man's hand also looks newer than the body wood. Paint has been scrubbed down in some kind of cleaning. A slight crack through one layer of board at the left thigh. No major damage at all with a lot of fragile features.
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Rare antique painted folk art black Americana shoe shine trade figure. Measures 40 1/2" tall including base. Black man is a wonderful old carving with original paint. Cut from a block of layered pine boards and pegged limbs. Uncle Sam outfit. Remnants of brown painted flesh. Special nails for suspender buttons. Flat head nails for shirt buttons. Base with sign for 14c Newspapers looks to be a later addition. Feet of black man look fashioned to sit on an upward slope . Wood of base looks newer but to some degree original as the figure may have been converted from use at shoe shine operation to a newspaper stand. Box in black man's hand also looks newer than the body wood. Paint has been scrubbed down in some kind of cleaning. A slight crack through one layer of board at the left thigh. No major damage at all with a lot of fragile features.
Shipping:
Domestic: Flat-rate of $125.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S.
International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination.
Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
Location: This item ships from Connectisut
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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