Description

Colored Wheel
Early-20th Century
20 in. diameter

This wheel was selected by Bruce and Doranna Wendel for their 2024-2025 exhibit at the Museum of American Folk Art. An outstanding, bright, and colorful game wheel with red, black, green, yellow, pink, and white slices radiating out from the center. A single blue stripe with a painted star represents the grand prize, and the perimeter is studded with metal pegs.

Provenance: Collection of Stephen & Patricia Center
The Bruce and Doranna Wendel Collection, acquired from New Haven Auctions, April 2, 2022, lot 49

Exhibited: New York, NY, Museum of American Folk Art, "Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture," September 13, 2024 - January 26, 2025.

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Dimensions

20 x 20 x 1 in

Weight

5 lb

Colored Wheel

Lot 0491

Estimate $2,000-$4,000Jul 10, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

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