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Pair Odd Fellows Staffs with Coiled Snakes

Creator: Freemasons / Masonic & Lodge Styles
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Rare Pair of Odd Fellows Lodge Staffs with Snakes
American, second half of 19th c.
Carved wood, polychrome paint.
Both in great condition retaining original painted surfaces, minor wear.
Provenance: Collection of Robert Horn.
Both Odd Fellows Lodge staffs were found in the mid-west, one in Indiana. The coiled snakes around the tapered staffs with ball finials have both survived in a remarkable state of preservation.
Displayed (at different heights) on custom iron bases.

Dimensions: 64 ½” h, 65 ½” h.

Item ID: FA-SO 168

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Patterns:	Animal/Insects, Handmade
Dealer Reference #:	FA-SO 168
Incollect Reference #:	816842

Dimensions

H.	65.5 in;
H.	166.37 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.

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