This exceptional carving from the 1960s-70s measures 19 tall on a 4 ¾ square base (9 tall climbing figure alone) and depicts an Illinois Central Railroad worker climbing a telegraph/telephone pole. The pine and hardwoods are un-finished and the mans posture and facial expression are lots of fun. He is not permanently attached to the polejust secured by wires at this point and one of the tiny, whitled insulators on the pole is gone. The piece is signed HEK, Anna Ill on the bottom and HEK on the heel of the mans work boot. There is a glue repair to the bill of his cap. Harold E Koenigstein was a noted wood carver and maker of turkey calls in the Anna Illinois area where he was also arespected barber and employee of the railroad. The item “Vintage Master Folk Carver Statue Railroad Worker Harold E Koenigstein Anna IL” is in sale since Monday, November 5, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “hank503″ and is located in Huntington, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.
- Subject: Figures
- Type: Sculptures & Carvings
- Originality: Original
- Style: Americana
- Features: Signed
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Color: Light Wood
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: US-Midwest
- Material: Wood
- Height (Inches): 19
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Date of Creation: 1950-1969
- Artist: Koenigstein