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THBExceptional Folk Art Carved Giltwood Sunburst Trade Sign
About Seller
PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveMay 20, 2023
May 20, 2023 | Lots 1-353 Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
19th century, made for the Sun Insurance Society, London, large dramatic form, rays centering a deeply carved detailed face, fine old surface, 54 x 54 x 8 in.
Note: The Sun Fire Office, later Sun Insurance, was founded in London in 1710, and developed into a leading national insurance business. The business expanded greatly over the 18th and 19th century, ultimately entering the American marketplace in the late 19th century. Early images of the Sun Fire Office depict this distinctive form with alternating straight and curved sun rays.Condition
excellent condition with fine old surface, expected gilding wear and losses, especially at forehead, other surface distress, cracks, wear and other flaws with minor separations at laminations and face
- Provenance
Woodard and Greenstein, New York;
Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow - Shipping Info
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