VERY FINE AND LARGE AMERICAN TURNED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED PINE BARBER POLE, AMERICAN, CIRCA 1880

VERY FINE AND LARGE AMERICAN TURNED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED PINE BARBER POLE, AMERICAN, CIRCA 1880

Height 79 in. by Width 7 ½ in. by Depth 7 ½ in.

Condition Report:
In overall fine condition with aged varnish surface. The upper white stripe with loss showing the first coat of paint, the reverse side with fading.

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Provenance:
Allan Stone, Rye, New York;

Christie's, New York, Selections From The Allan Stone Collection, November 12, 2007, sale 2104, lot 634;

Allan Katz, Woodbridge, Connecticut