(FOLK ART CRAFTS) This axe was made by a Negro in Maryland

Sale 2271 - Lot 114

Price Realized: $ 720

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

CENTENNIAL PRIZE WINNER (FOLK ART--CRAFTS.) "This axe was made by a Negro in Maryland and took the Premier Prize at the Centennial" (from the paper label affixed to the handle). Hickory axe-handle, 30 inches long, and 3-1/2 inches wide at the base; affixed to the base is a paper label, somewhat chipped but still readable in context. Maryland, circa 1876

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Provenance: private collector, acquired it from Trotta-Bono Galeries in 1994, with a Xerox copy of the original sale record.