19TH C. AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED WALNUT MIRROR
old color, each corner with applied American symbol, eagle, flag, sheaf of wheat and a goat, the top corner panels signed with incised initials; the sides with inlaid letters UNITED STATES; the top with applied scrolls carved 'Late Presidents'; (16) oval panels with mirrors along edge which originally held their portraits; the looking glass with border of carved shells and inlaid dots; 41"h; 30"w
16 ovals for 16 late presidents. Andrew Johnson became the 17th president in 1865.
Estimate: $700 - $900
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Lot 125 : 19TH C. AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED WALNUT MIRROR
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