Lot Essay
For another paint-decorated bellows, see Hollander, et al., American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum (New York, 2001), p. 102, fig. 66.
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AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A PAINT-DECORATED LEATHER BELLOWS
American, 19th century
The leather form with studded sides and spiral and ring-molded brass nozel centering a painted scene of a man in 18th century dress standing next to a table with candle and bottle in a panelled room with clock overhead, in a modern stand
24½in. high, 10in. wide, 4in. deep the stand
American, 19th century
The leather form with studded sides and spiral and ring-molded brass nozel centering a painted scene of a man in 18th century dress standing next to a table with candle and bottle in a panelled room with clock overhead, in a modern stand
24½in. high, 10in. wide, 4in. deep the stand