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Maine Antique Digest, March 2015 21-B
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Standing over 6' tall, this carved
natural wood Superman by an
unknown artist soared to $2880.
Two original, unsigned carousel animals
were offered among the seven carnival-re-
lated lots. A nicely display-mounted 40" pig
reached $4200, and a small uniform-dressed
chimpanzee $6000. Both went to the same
buyer.
Tim Lewis carved this
18" tall limestone
Angel
that sold for $1320. Slo-
tin photo.
Haitian art has proved so strong that
the Slotins moved it to the first day of
the sale. Gabriel Bien-Aimé’s cut steel
Trumpeting Angel
sold to the tune of
$780.
An unusual 3-D mixed-media 24" x 55" creation with applied wood
and straw,
View of the Philippines from War Time
by Silas DeKind
bridged the World War II years for only $150.
In addition to “painting” with a mixture of paint, sawdust, and glue,
Archie Byron also creates statuary figures with a similar mixture.
His
Man with Wife and Children
(four figures to the left) brought
$570. George Williams’s carved and painted
Statue of Liberty
brought $1800, and his
Woman in Blue Dress
reached $480.
Earnest “Popeye” Reed’s carved limestone
Medicine Man
conjured
up a $780 winning bid. The carved wood with metal gears
Avery
Tractor
,
signed “Harold M. 1922,” had a tough time plowing to $390.
The carved and painted
Rooster with Two Hens
by David Alvarez
looked alarmed as Homer Green’s carved natural wood dinosaur
peers into the henhouse. Chickens brought $660; the dinosaur, $480.
Noted folk art wood carver Sulton Rogers re-created
Martin Luther
King’s Funeral Procession
, which paraded off for $4200. Minnie and
Garland Adkins carved the natural wood
Blonde Horse
in the back-
ground; it grazed off at $960.
Perhaps the most engaging lot of the sale was this
mixed-media diorama,
Eilat – Jewish Tailor
by Magda
Watts (16" x 14" x 8"). For you, $600, such a deal!
Mary Proctor combines faith and
women’s rights with paint and miscel-
laneous objects applied to doors.
Penny
for Your Thoughts
(left) has dozens of
pennies glued to a door.
The Lord Has
Been Picking Up My Broken Pieces
(right) utilizes broken mirror pieces.
Penny
(101" x 30") reached $240, and
Broken
(80" x 24")
shattered $1200.
Works with a strong Haitian presence
included traditional forms such as sequined
voodoo flags and colorful naïve views of coun-
try, plants, and activities. One of the top per-
formers at $9600 was
Man Driving Oxen Cart
,
4' long, of traditionally cut and hammered
steel and signed by maker Georges Liautaud.
Sam Doyle’s
Goat Rider
, one of four Doyle-made things, more
than tripled the catalog estimate and sold for $22,800. Paint on
reclaimed roofing tin, it measured 28" x 30" with frame.
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