18TH CENTURY AMERICAN TOBACCONIST COUNTER TOP "VIRGINIAN"
Purchased by a Washington state collector on Ebay - the images show the pieces from what remained of the broken base, the broken tray & hand- areas of the upper body which due to missing material had to be spliced and painted to match the original color.
Purchased by a Washington state collector on Ebay - the images show the pieces from what remained of the broken base, the broken tray & hand- areas of the upper body which due to missing material had to be spliced and painted to match the original color.
18TH CENTURY AMERICAN CARVED WOOD SHIP CHANDLER
Purchased online by a California based collector at the March 25, 2017 Nautical & Marine Fine Art Sale, Sarasota Estate Auction -Sarasota, Florida. Lot # 1 18th C. American Carved Wood Ship Chandler
EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN CIGAR STORE INDIAN
A previous restoration (upper left) had left this piece with a very glossy surface. (above & right) the surface was removed
Private collector El Dorado Hills (CA)
Private collector El Dorado Hills (CA)
EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN CIGAR STORE TURK
Purchased by a California based collector on EBAY - the images on the left show the piece before the cracks were spliced and painted to match the original color.
Purchased by a California based collector on EBAY - the images on the left show the piece before the cracks were spliced and painted to match the original color.
CHARLES LOOFF LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LION HEAD
Purchased by a California based collector from an East Coast collection - shown before various areas of restoration work including the left show the piece before the cracks were spliced and painted to match the original color.
Purchased by a California based collector from an East Coast collection - shown before various areas of restoration work including the left show the piece before the cracks were spliced and painted to match the original color.