polychrome-painted-counter-top-cigar-store-indian
Lot 748
Polychrome Painted Counter-Top Cigar Store Indian
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 19th century, carved pine with allover gesso and paint, the figure wears a feathered headdress, cloak and leggings while holding aloft a handful of cigars, mounted on a slightly tapered square base.

HOA 27 in.

This point-of-purchase figure surfaced in a Southside Virginia country store.

A rare diminutive form.

A few scattered paint chips; nice glossy original surfaces.

$1,500 - 3,000