Lot 039 - Vintage Folk Art Painted Wood Clown Whirligig, Red Hair, Black Hat, Yellow Trousers, Paddle Arms, On Dark Green Crescent Base, 10-5/8" H

Lot 039 - Vintage Folk Art Painted Wood Clown Whirligig, Red Hair, Black Hat, Yellow Trousers, Paddle Arms, On Dark Green Crescent Base, 10-5/8" HA vintage folk art whirligig depicting a clown figure carved and assembled from flat painted wood components. The clown is painted with a pink face, red hair, black hat, red nose, and painted facial features; the body is dressed in a white shirt and yellow trousers with gray shoes. The arms are formed as elongated paddle shapes, pivoting at the shoulders to catch wind, with one arm extended upward and one downward in the current position. The figure

Pre-Auction Notes: Minor losses to metal frame

scratches to lucite

Listed dimensions are of each individual car

and minor glaze loss is visible across the surface

warrant held for felony

The scene depicts a militaristic procession emerging from Hell

and bearing the header "Whom the Lord Loveth He Chasteneth

The matte is marked "Cook's Art Shop

psychic forces

Pre-Auction Notes: All photos are curled

Antique book titled "The Lives of the Presidents

It is in good condition with tarnishing typical of sterling silver items of this age