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Cigar Store Figures |
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Cigar store figures of carved wood or cast iron were used as advertisements in front of the Victorian cigar store. Many of the figures were American Indians because they introduced tobacco to the early explorers. The carved figures are now collected as folk art. They range in size from counter type, about three feet, to over eight feet high.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Sonoma City, California, C.1900 | 2005 | | Cigar Store Figures | Young Black Man | Holding Cigar Pipe, Wood, Countertop, 25 1/2 In. | 2005 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Brave, Tobacco Leaves, Pine, Painted, Pedestal Base, C.1850, 69 In. | 2004 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Headdress, Holding Box, Thomas Brooks Style, Chicago, C.1890, 69 In. | 2004 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Pine, Holding 12 Cigars, Mounted On Wooden Slab, C.1880, 37 3/4 In. | 2004 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Princess, Full-length, Raised Arm, Painted, 20th Century, 76 In. | 2004 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Squaw, Feathered Headdress, Shotgun, Wooden, Carved, 18 x 73 In. | 2004 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Standing Cross Legged, Holding Knife, Cigars, Polychrome, 76 In. | 2004 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Headdress, Leaning On Barrel & Boxes, Painted, 19th Century, 36 In. | 2003 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Princess, Full-length, Feathered Headdress, 62 In. | 2003 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Squaw, Warrior, Holding Tobacco Bundle, 20th Century, Pair | 2003 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Black Painted Braids, Black Base, 20th Century, 21 In. | 2002 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Chief, Pine, Holding Tobacco Blocks, Cigars, Base, C.1860, 58 In. | 2002 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Princess, Headdress, Holding Tobacco Leaves, C.1860, 61 In. | 2002 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Princess, Headdress, Holding Tobacco Leaves, C.1900, 64 In. | 2002 | | Cigar Store Figures | Blackamoor | Polychrome Over Early Paint, 19th Century, 27 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Holding Tobacco Pouch | Flat, 1840s, 57 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Chief, 1900, 66 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Feathered Headdress, Carved Pine, Holding A Rifle, Cigars, 81 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Full Headdress, Cigars 5 Cents, 69 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Full Headdress, Holding Cigars & Box, 20th Century, 70 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Headdress, Leaf Design Tunic, Arm Raised, 1900, 66 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Mahogany, Polychrome, 1970s, 72 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Maiden, Headdress, Carved Pine, Holding Tobacco Leaves, 78 In. | 2001 | | Cigar Store Figures | Indian | Man, Headdress, Ceremonial Attire, Staff In Right Hand, 87 3/4 In. | 2001 |
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