EARLY Hooked Rug Published old antique RARE Folky
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All things come to an end. MY LAST PUBLISHED ANTIQUE HOOKED RUG from an extraordinary collection! This piece has become something of a folk art icon, it was the very first hooked rug Barbara Johnson collected and is noted as such in the catalog to the exhibition of her world-class collection. PUBLISHED as shown , page 67, item number 51. If you collect American Folk Art Textile or Hooked Rugs, this would be the gem of your collection, it is the quality of object which simply owns an entire wall and...well, you get the picture. Needless to say, I'll miss it very much. As listed in the catalog MAN IN SHEEP-DRAWN CART date 1900 Cotton and wool rag on burlap Irregular Oval 24 x 19 inches. Purchased in New York, and finally, THE FIRST HOOKED RUG IN THE BARBARA JOHNSON COLLECTION. She bought well! Clean, in very good condition for a rug over 100 years old! Mounted on a cheap piece of plywood (she collected better than she preserved!) Truly the epitome of the overused expression "museum quality" and truly one of the most exceptional and well-known folk art objects listed on ebay. This, and the other rug I have up now are the LAST PIECES from my Hooked Rug Collection, I'm moving in the Spring and am selling them to help pay for the move. My loss, your gain, and this opportunity will NOT COME AGAIN. This should do well, tho the reserve is
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