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FOLK ART TARGET FIGURES
MID-ATLANTIC STATES, 1930s
Rare set of three carved and painted circus/carnival target figures from a ring- or ball-toss game. Each 3-piece head with oversized almond eyes, a bulbous nose, a slit mouth, and kidney-shaped ears. Nail construction. Original paint and surfaces. Featured on page 130 of "The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques: Folk Art." Provenance: Tim Hill Collection, Balthrop Collection.
height: 13.5"
depth: 10.5"
width/length: 9"
MID-ATLANTIC STATES, 1930s
Rare set of three carved and painted circus/carnival target figures from a ring- or ball-toss game. Each 3-piece head with oversized almond eyes, a bulbous nose, a slit mouth, and kidney-shaped ears. Nail construction. Original paint and surfaces. Featured on page 130 of "The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques: Folk Art." Provenance: Tim Hill Collection, Balthrop Collection.
height: 13.5"
depth: 10.5"
width/length: 9"
. Portfolio design by Neon Sky.