763-13 - Dentzel Shield - $5,000
The famous Dentzel Jester head original plaster shield. The bas-relief portrait of a handsome smiling gentleman appareled with belled cap and Elizabethan collar emerges from a scrolled and flower bedecked shield embellished with 11 electric lights. The whole in deep relief and rich color, measuring 55 inches tall, 29 inches wide, 9 inches deep. The lights work but, as this is an antique, an electrician should be consulted before use.