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Lloyd Hansen Thomas (1910-1990)

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Lloyd Hansen Thomas (1910-1990)
Lived/active: Maine
Homeward Bound.
Signed and dated, Lloyd H. Thomas, 1935.
Camden, Maine.
Bas-relief wood carved panel, polychrome paint. 19 ¾” x 26”.
Over-all in great condition, original paint with minor touch-ups.
Provenance: Private dealer’s collection, Enfield, New Hampshire.
Lloyd Thomas was not only a skilled craftsman and carver but a highly talented sculptor. He worked at Camden Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Co. during World War II. Thomas is best known for relief wood carved panels of ships, fish and eagles. He most famously carved a Rockland-built clipper ship, Red Jacket, that was purchased for President Roosevelt and hung in the White House.

Item ID: FA-SO 160

More Information

Origin:	United States, Maine
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Bas-relief carved panel with polychrome paint.
Condition:	Good. Over-all in great condition, original paint with minor touch-ups.
Creation Date:	1935
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	FA-SO 160
Incollect Reference #:	770440

Dimensions

W.	26 in;	H.	19.75 in;
W.	66.04 cm;	H.	50.17 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.