Southern Paint Decorated Barber Pole, Eastern NC

Early 20th century, yellow pine turned post with red, white, and blue painted barber stripes, ball finial, raised on later plinth base.

Pole 67 x 5.5 in. diameter; HOA 70 in.

Rare pole retaining original paint.

Paint loss throughout, shrinkage cracks and splitting to post.

$400 - 600