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Engaging Primitive Folk Art Sculpture of a Sailor.
Wearing a Boater and a Blue Tunic, Standing Beside a Cannon.
Carved Wood Retaining Original Paint Surface.
British, circa 1880.
Dimensions
25.40cms high x 13.96cms wide x 15.25cms deepCondition report
A delightfully primitive folk art sculpture, probably sailor-made and in genuine original as found condition, with delightful "crusty" paint surface. Evidence of shrinkage and "Crocodiling" to the surface. Evidence of minor incidental losses, scars, and bruises, commensurate with age and function.Stock number
10345The BADA Standard
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