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Property from the Estate of Norman Hurst --
Lot 135Y

Three Fly Whisks, South Africa, together with another Fly Whisk, Tanzania

12 May 2012, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$1,000 - US$1,500

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Three Fly Whisks, South Africa, together with another Fly Whisk, Tanzania

lengths approx. 23 - 36in (58.4 - 91.4cm)
including one with hair wrapped with wire attached to animal foot; another with black horsehair attached to a wooden handle terminating in spherical knob; another black horsehair whisk surmounted by stylized figure with double ridged coiffeur.

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