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The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin

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IMPORTANT CARVED AND<br />

POLYCHROME PAINT-<br />

DECORATED OVAL WOOD<br />

FIREHOUSE TRADE SIGN,<br />

THOMAS HANFORD BOYCE,<br />

MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK,<br />

CIRCA 1880<br />

relief carved firefighter dressed in 19th Century<br />

attire, signed lower right T H Boyce.<br />

Height 69 ¾ in. by Width 51 ½ in. by<br />

Depth 5 ½ in.<br />

PROVENANCE<br />

Mount Vernon Volunteer Firefighter<br />

Association;<br />

Clarke Auction Gallery, Larchmont, New York,<br />

July 27, 2008, lot 51;<br />

Thurston Nichols, Breinigsville, Pennsylvania.<br />

This exceptional trade sign was made for the<br />

Pioneer Hall Firehouse in Mount Vernon,<br />

New York.<br />

$ 8,000-10,000<br />

120 SOTHEBY’S THE IMPORTANT AMERICAN FOLK ART COLLECTION OF STEPHEN AND PETRA LEVIN

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