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Lot 57

Carved Figure of "Old Dan Quin"
early 20th century

19 August 2025, 12:00 EDT
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

US$3,000 - US$4,000

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Carved Figure of "Old Dan Quin"

early 20th century
Freestanding figure of a man in coat tails and top hat carved from solid pine block, on self-forming square base with plaque on the front inscribed "Old / Dan Quin.", possibly referring to a character in the 1898 Irish novel The Silver Fox, by Martin Ross and Edith Oenone Somerville, retaining traces of green and white paint decoration, wd. 8, dp. 5 1/2, ht. 29 1/2 in.

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Property from an Important New York Collection.
John Gordon (1921-2003), New York, New York.

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