Sale 1617
New York
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20 - 21 January 2006
Price realised
USD 4,800
Estimate
A CARVED AND PAINTED FOLK ART PUSH-TOY New York, Circa 1860 In the form of monkey holding a hat and seated on a horse 15¼ in. height, 34 in. width, 9 in. depth
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, October 23, 1993, lot 145 Barry Cohen Collection
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