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b. 1805 - d. 1873

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  • A CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED 'INDIAN' CIGAR STORE FIGURE
    Jan. 19, 2024

    A CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED 'INDIAN' CIGAR STORE FIGURE

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    A CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED 'INDIAN' CIGAR STORE FIGURE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN L. CROMWELL (1805-1873), NEW YORK, 1850-1870 79 in. high (overall with base), 22 ½ in. wide, 22 ½ in. deep

    Christie's
  • John Cornwell, Australia (1930-2020), Iron-wood Spike, Oil on canvas on board, 24 x 18 cm. (9.4 x 7.0 in.)
    Oct. 29, 2023

    John Cornwell, Australia (1930-2020), Iron-wood Spike, Oil on canvas on board, 24 x 18 cm. (9.4 x 7.0 in.)

    Est: -

    John Cornwell Australia, (1930-2020) Iron-wood Spike Oil on canvas on board signed lower right

    Bargain Hunt Auctions
  • John Cornwell, Australian (1930-2020), Rodeo Rick, Oil on canvas on board, 24 x 18 cm. (9.4 x 7.0 in.)
    Oct. 29, 2023

    John Cornwell, Australian (1930-2020), Rodeo Rick, Oil on canvas on board, 24 x 18 cm. (9.4 x 7.0 in.)

    Est: -

    John Cornwell Australian, (1930-2020) Rodeo Rick Oil on canvas on board signed lower right

    Bargain Hunt Auctions
  • Attributed to John L. Cromwell, Polychrome-Decorated Wood Cigar Store Indian
    Feb. 05, 2022

    Attributed to John L. Cromwell, Polychrome-Decorated Wood Cigar Store Indian

    Est: $12,000 - $15,000

    Attributed to John L. Cromwell (American, 1805-1873) Cigar Store Indian polychrome-decorated wood unmarked 87 x 27 x 21 1/2 inches

    Fontaine's Auction Gallery
  • JOHN CROMWELL OIL CATTLE BY THE BRIDGE
    Jun. 24, 2021

    JOHN CROMWELL OIL CATTLE BY THE BRIDGE

    Est: $30 - $80

    JOHN CROMWELL OIL CATTLE BY THE BRIDGE

    Albion Antique Auction Centre
  • American carved and painted cigar store Indian
    Oct. 09, 2020

    American carved and painted cigar store Indian

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    American carved and painted cigar store Indian Chief, ca. 1860, attributed to John Cromwell (1805-1873), New York, with raised tomahawk in hand, the other with a dagger clenched against his body, retaining an old dry surface, with base - 86" h. Provenance: The Collection of Edson J. Brown and Ross M. Trump, Medina, Ohio.

    Pook & Pook Inc.
  • JOHN CROMWELL (AMERICAN 1805-1873). CARVED AND PAINTED STANDING CIGAR STORE INDIAN.
    Aug. 20, 2017

    JOHN CROMWELL (AMERICAN 1805-1873). CARVED AND PAINTED STANDING CIGAR STORE INDIAN.

    Est: $25,000 - $35,000

    The Indian wearing a headdress of multi-colored plumed feathers, doublet with red sash and green mantle, his left hand holding a tobacco leaf. Height 73 1/2 inches, base 19 1/4 x 21 inches. The owner remembers her father, Sebastian Gaeta, buying four cigar store Indians at the famous Parke-Bernet Galleries Haffenreffer Collection auctions in 1956: one for himself, one for his wife and one for each of his children. Sebastian, a New Jersey native, graduated from Hackensack High School with a full scholarship to Rutgers University, later practicing law in Hackensack and Wyckoff. He first became interested in Indians in the 1920s when as a young boy, a librarian at Hackensack's Johnson Public Library told him about Chief Oratam, who was born in 1577, lived to be 90 and as legend holds, is buried in Sicomac Wyckoff. Gaeta's interests broadened to include a variety of historical artifacts, but the cigar store Indians were special; Mrs. Gaeta named hers "Scout" and would often speak to it. When she died, Sebastian donated the Indian in her memory to the Wyckoff Town Council to be displayed in the Township Building. The Indian offered in this sale is the one he bought for his daughter, who fondly refers to it as "Len-Ah-Pay." The Lenape Indians lived in small groups along streams and rivers stretching from what is now New Jersey, to eastern Pennsylvania, southeastern New York and northern Delaware. Sebastian's daughter, having owned "Lenape" for over sixty years, feels it is time to find him a new home, as she is moving to smaller quarters and the Indian needs a bigger territory.Note: Another Cigar Store Indian by this carver was sold at Northeast Auctions, The Collection of Claude and Alvan Bisnoff, October 27, 2007, lot 671.Provenance: "The Haffenreffer Collection of Cigar Store Indians and Other American Trade Signs," Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 1956; Sebastian Gaeta, Wyckoff, New Jersey, and to his daughter. Literature: For a discussion of John Cromwell and his work, see Frederick Fried, "Artists in Wood," 1970, pp. 137-143.

    Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
  • John cromwell (1805-1873). rare and important
    Oct. 27, 2007

    John cromwell (1805-1873). rare and important

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    John cromwell (1805-1873). rare and important cigar store indian chief. in old surface standing on original base. overall height 82 inches, base 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches. provenance: Kenneth e. snow, newburyport, massachusetts.

    Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
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