Tobacconist Figure Scorches Estimate At Freeman’s | Hindman
PHILADELPHIA — Of the 175 lots offered by Freeman’s | Hindman in its April 30 American furniture, folk and decorative arts sale, a circa 1860 carved tobacconist figure of Edwin Forrest as “Metamora,” from the play “Kings of the Wampanoags,” earned the sale’s highest price of $76,200, well ahead of its $5/8,000 estimate. Lynda Cain reported healthy and competitive interest in the 84-inch-tall piece, which was being deaccessioned by the Brandywine Museum