AMER AUGUST 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/24/2015
POLYCHROME CARVED TAVERN PICTURE AND "THE SMELTERS ARMS" TWO SIDED TRADE SIGN.1) Hand carved and painted low relief picture shows three men and a woman in an interior tavern setting. Note on reverse indicated that is was found in an attic in St. Louis in 1945. Probably of German origin. The picture housed within a 4" frame. 2) A two sided hanging sign "The Smelters Arms", artwork by G. Mayhew, most likely a sign outside a tavern. Heavy iron hanging frame. The scene shows a smelter flexing his arm with a foundry bucket tilting its contents into a mold. SIZE: 1) Total 28" x 43". 2) Total 52" x 42" x 5" d. PROVENANCE: From the personal estate collection of Michael Urioste of Gadsden Alabama. CONDITION: 1) Some light chips and scrapes, separation lines at seams. Good. 2) Some scratches, generally good. 49354-46 WAG (700-900)
