Collectible Native American Indian Chief
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- In stock in Miami — no transatlantic wait, no customs
- To the trade: 15% on everything
Although this items shows age appropriate wear, it has striking details.
Would look great on a stand or shelf.
Measures: 6 1/2" height x 3 1/8" wide x 2" deep
Manufacturers mark is not present however others that we are selling or sold were made by Universal Statuary Corp. This company was an American, Chicago-based, statue manufacturer. Jack and Leo Lucchesi were brothers that founded the Universal Statuary Corp in the 1930s. Jack ran the business, Leo ran production.
The company produced piggy banks, plaques and (by the late 1930s) large store displays, including Indian statues for western themed restaurants. In the 1950s, they produced chalkware lamps, usually featuring paired male and female figures, and other home decor that is widely collected today.
The company employed many immigrant artisans to design the chalk ware and plaster figures and produce the statues, lamps, home decor pieces and display advertising figures. Jack's wife was from Guatemala. Universal made a concerted effort to bring Italian and Guatemalan immigrants to America and help them out.
Universal was also famous for the contract work performed for Sears, Wards and many big advertising firms for their unique 'Point Of Sale' displays and promotions.
Universal Statuary Corp.
Founded 1930s, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Founded
- 1930s, Chicago, Illinois
- Founders
- Jack and Leo Lucchesi
- Products
- Chalkware/plaster statuary, lamps
Universal Statuary Corp. was a Chicago-based statuary manufacturer founded in the 1930s by brothers Jack and Leo Lucchesi. The company employed immigrant artisans to design and produce chalkware and plaster figures, and its early output included piggy banks, plaques, and large advertising store displays.
In the 1950s the company expanded into chalkware lamps and other home decor, later developing a composite material called "FiberClad InFrangible."
This was a mass-market decorative manufacturer, not a fine-art atelier; pieces are collectible for mid-century design interest but were produced at volume rather than individually by named artists.
Biographical detail from Wikipedia.
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Domestic freight
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International
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Packing
Packed by hand. Fragile items are double-boxed with custom foam inserts. Glass and detachable elements are removed, packed separately and reassembled on arrival.
If something arrives damaged
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Returns
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Notes on this piece
- Antique lighting. Sold as a decorative object. Where a piece has been rewired we say so in the description. Any antique lighting should be inspected and installed by a licensed electrician before use.
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