March 8, 2025: Winter Americana - Day Four
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AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE OF PAN WITH WINCHESTER, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION, carved from a single piece of pine, depicting Pan with one arm raised above his head, and the other in front of his chest with his hand wrapped around a now-lost object, one leg is depicted as facing backwards, as if the figure were running, and terminates at the bend of his knee. The flat back of the figure and presence of mounting holes lead one to believe this was part of a larger display. The back of the object reads "GOD PAN" in marker. Retains likely original painted surface. Descended in the Nail/Aikin family of Frederick Co., VA. Circa 1935. 36 1/2" HOA, 9" WOA, 5" DOA.
Catalogue Note: This carving was discovered in the estate collection of Patricia "Patsy" Lee Aikin Mathias (1941-2023) in Winchester, VA. She was the great, great granddaughter of the folk artist and carver John W. Nail (Winchester, VA, 1853-1938). The estate included numerous important carvings by Nail which descended directly in the family including his magnum-opus a Revolutionary War caisson carved entirely from the wood of Fort Loudoun which was built under the direction of Gen. George Washington in 1755; and two large-scale plaques, with their subjects taken from popular lithographs, depicting "The Spirit of '76" and "The Lost Cause."
The present lot, though, shows almost no stylistic correlation to the carvings of John Nail. Several paintings and works of art are attributed to, or signed by, John's son Frederick Grady "Tac" Nail (1890-1966), but no carvings by his hand are known. A photograph in an album from the estate shows a young Patsy Aikin posing with this figure circa 1950 proving that the family owned this object for, at least, most of the 20th century. It's possible that this was taken from some form of display made for or used in the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival; it's also possible that this was taken from some form of architectural display in a local building or theatre.
Good condition overall with multiple breaks and repairs to the hand in front of the figure; losses to the fingers on the high-reaching hand; and scattered minor surface wear, discoloration, and white paint spotting.
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