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Rare Anthracite Coal Lion Folk Carving (American, 19th

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Rare Anthracite Coal Lion Folk Carving (American, 19th

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Anthracite Coal Lion Folk Carving (American, 19th C.) Size: 7" x 10" x 4" (18 x 25 x 10 cm). Provenance: ex. Peter Brahms Collection; ex. American Primitive Gallery Collection.

Kristina Barbara Johnson Estate, Princeton, New Jersey.

A portion of auction proceeds to benefit the Arts Council of Princeton's
Kristina Johnson Memorial Fund.