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Fri, Jan 11, 2008 10:00AM EST
Lot 66

Pair of carved and painted blackamoor figures, 19t

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Sold for
$11,115
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Pair of carved and painted blackamoor figures, 19th c., 57 1/2" h.

Condition

Woman - both hands at wrist and part of stalk broken off and repaired, breaks evident, shrinkage cracks, bumps and rubs throughout, evidence of repair at ankles, overpainted, tips of some base leaves missing. Man - both arms broken and repaired at biceps and wrists, leaf of stalk reattached, bottom 4" of stalk reattached, left leg broken from calf to ankle and reattached, tips of some base leaves missing or reattached. Plinths by association.