Showrooms

Free-Standing Barber Pole

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Free-Standing Barber Pole
American, ca. 1875.
Pine with polychrome paint in red, white, and blue. Cast iron top ornamented with a central finial encompassed by a series of stamped metalwork acanthus leaves. Raised on a canted box plinth.
Fine condition with original paint, weathered and oxidized. The base possibly of a later date.
In a desirable size, this free-standing barber pole is capped with iron to help endure the outdoor elements. Casting stamped A. L. Swett Iron Works, Medina, N.Y.

Dimensions: 78”h, 15 ½” x 15 ½” (base)

Item ID: FA-TRDSGN 275

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Patterns:	Geometric, Handmade, Stripes & Solid
Dealer Reference #:	FA-TRDSGN 275
Incollect Reference #:	746796

Dimensions

W.	15.5 in;	H.	78 in;	D.	15.5 in;
W.	39.37 cm;	H.	198.12 cm;	D.	39.37 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.