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'Evonne'

‘Evonne’ Possum Trot doll tallies $72,000 at Slotin Folk Art auction

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Calvin and Ruby Black ‘Evonne’ Possum Trot Doll, 51.5in high. Price realized: $72,000. Slotin Auction image
Calvin and Ruby Black ‘Evonne’ Possum Trot Doll, 51.5in high. Price realized: $72,000. Slotin Folk Art image

 

BUFORD, Ga. – Slotin Folk Art’s auction April 30 and May 1 highlighted some incredible masterpieces and remarkable prices. Topping the results was Evonne, a Possum Trot doll by Calvin and Ruby Black, which sold for $72,000. The 51-inch-tall museum quality folk art figure was estimated at $25,000-$40,000.

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Prices in this report are inclusive of the buyer’s premium.

An important drawing by freed slave Bill Traylor, titled Baby Chick (below), with Judy Saslow Gallery provenance, sold within estimate for $43,200.

 

Bill Traylor, 'Baby Chick.' Price realized: $43,200. Slotin Folk Art image
Bill Traylor, ‘Baby Chick.’ Price realized: $43,200. Slotin Folk Art image

 

The Willard Hotel (below), a stunning work by William Hawkins that had been exhibited at the Museum of American Folk Art in New York, sold for $42,000, also within estimate. A second work by Hawkins, titled Rhino, realized $22,800.

 

William Hawkins, 'Willard Hotel.' Price realized: $42,000. Slotin Folk Art image
William Hawkins, ‘Willard Hotel.’ Price realized: $42,000. Slotin Folk Art image

 

A rare double-sided work (below) by Art Brut master Charles A.A. Dellschau, (est. $10,000-$15,000), realized $19,200.

 

Charles A.A. Dellschau, ‘Aero Rondo & Flanck Rondo,’ double-sided, watercolor, paint, pencil and string on paper. Estimate: $19,200. Slotin Folk Art image
Charles A.A. Dellschau, ‘Aero Rondo & Flanck Rondo,’ double-sided, watercolor, paint, pencil and string on paper. Estimate: $19,200. Slotin Folk Art image

 

Bust of a Woman With Blue Eyes by S.L. Jones (est. $8,000-$12,000) sold for $14,400.

 

S.L. Jones, 'Bust of a Woman.' Price realized: $14,400. Slotin Folk Art image
S.L. Jones, ‘Bust of a Woman.’ Price realized: $14,400. Slotin Folk Art image

 

Slotin Auction’s Fall Masterpiece sale is scheduled for Nov. 12-13.

 

Click here to view the fully illustrated catalog for this sale, complete with prices realized.