$3,780
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Auction: November 10, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
Retaining some traces of paint.
H: 14 1/2 in. W: 45 in. D: 39 in.Provenance
Collection of William (1914-1998) and Patricia Deere (1925-1992) Wiman Hewitt, "Rondelay," Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
For many years the figurehead was mounted to the gable of their Chadds Ford home.
The Estate of Patricia W. Hewitt, Wilson's Auction, Lincoln, Delaware 1994.
Patricia "Tish" Hewitt was the great, great granddaughter of John Deere, founder of the company bearing his name. Her husband, William Alexander Hewitt, served as President (1955-1964) and Chairman (1964-1982) of Deere & Company of Moline, Illinois and as U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica from 1982-1985.