Tall Antique American Turned and Painted Barber Trade Pole

Last quarter 19th century, unsigned, tall turned wood columnar trade pole, with patriotic red white blue diagonal polychrome banding, featuring a ball and urn form capital, over a tapered cylindrical column with waisted knop, rectangular base, mounted within a later rectangular stepped terrace with bracket feet.

90 x 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.

Private Collection of a Gentleman, Virginia

For similar period examples, see Christie's American Folk Art: The Collection of Kendra & Allen Daniel, Jan 20, 2001, Lots 734 & 737.

Weathered surface; some age checks to wood, with areas of associated wood loss and chipping; paint with areas of loss, yellowing, and scattered age/drying crackle.