Name: A BROWN SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A BOY
Brand: 19TH CENTURY
Price: 1200.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

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The stone figure is carved as a boy wearing a loose robe revealing his shoulder and carrying two dogs in his hands. The rock-form soapstone base is separately carved.
13 in. high (33.1 cm.) high

Provenance

Mrs. H.E. Smith Collection.
John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1912.

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Lot 72 Sale 17417

19TH CENTURY A BROWN SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A BOY Estimate: USD 500 - 800

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- Each with two holes for stabilization to place the figure on top of the stand.
- Each is with “A.A.I. 12.79 (x)” written in black paint on the base.

Figure:
- There are chips, nicks and small knocks, as well as expected surface scratches.
- There is one long fine crack to the back, and a few other fine cracks.
- There are red paint remnant to the boy’s lips and the animals’ ears.

Stand:
- A section has been off and restuck.
- There are chips and nicks to the edges, some of which have been polished.
- There are surface scratches, particularly to the top panel.

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Lot 72 Sale 17417

19TH CENTURY A BROWN SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A BOY Estimate: USD 500 - 800

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