Case Antiques, Inc. Summer Auction 2017 - August 5 7/15/2017 LOT #
LOT #
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Wharton Esherick three-legged stool Wharton Esherick (Paoli, PA, 1887-1970) walnut and hickory three-legged stool in original patina with sculpted seat, through tenon construction, initials and date carved under seat: "WE 1960". 16-1/4" H x 13-1/4" W x 11" D. Provenance: Passed to the family from an Escondido, CA collector. Biography (courtesy the Wharton Escherick Museum): Wharton Esherick has been called the link between the Arts and Crafts Movement and the resurgent interest in furniture making following World War II, the dean of American craftsmen and the foundation of the current Studio Furniture Movement. Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, he is most widely known for his sculptures and non-traditional furniture designs from the late 1920s and 1930s onward. Condition: Overall very good condition with a couple of fine line age separations on seat surface including one near edge measuring 6" L and a second separation of 2 1/8" L. Two fine line age separations on underside of seat measuring 2" and 3 1/2" L each. Few small (1/8" to 1/4" L) scattered white paint stains under seat. 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
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Charles Lotton Amber Gold Lava Vase Charles Lotton amber gold lava vase with iridescent gold drip, signed on underside. 7 1/4" H. Mid 20th century. Condition: No damage, excellent condition. 400.00 - 450.00
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Tommie Rush Art Glass Vase Tommie Rush (Tennessee, b. 1954) yellow and aqua frosted botanical blown glass vase with applied leaf and stem decoration and shaped base. Impressed signature, T. Rush on bottom. 7 1/2" H x 9 1/2" diameter at widest point. Note: Tommie Rush lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee. She earned her BFA at the University of Tennessee and has studied at the Arrowmont School of Crafts. Her work is included in the collections of the Mobile Museum of Art in Mobile, Alabama; the Sheldon Art Museum and Sculpture Garden in Lincoln, Nebraska; and the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., among others. Provenance: Knoxville, TN estate. Condition: Overall excellent condition, minor scratches to underside of base. 300.00 - 350.00
4 Mid-Century Modern Items Four (4) mid-century modern items. 1st & 2nd items: Pair Rude Osolnik (New Mexico/Berea, Kentucky, 1915-2001) turned walnut candlesticks. 8 1/4" H. 3rd item: Norman Peterson (Canada, b. 1924) carved wood caribou, signed on the base Caribou, N. Peterson. 9" H x 7" W. Circa 1970s. 4th item: Mid-century abstract bronze sculpture depicting a treble clef staff, by TN artist Bill Lett, mounted on a wooden base. Artist's label en verso base. 17" H x 7 1/5" W. 20th century. Condition: 1st & 2nd items: 1/2" chip to outer edge rim of one candlestick, the other with very minor nick to rim. Both with overall general wear. 2nd item: Both antlers with repairs where joined to body. 3rd item: Normal oxidation to metal, minor abrasions to wood base. 400.00 450.00
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Galle Presentation Vase, Concours de Tir Galle cameo art glass vase with orange thistle design, in banner, inscription reading DE TIR X111 CONCOURS NATIONAL ET INTERNATIONAL. Signed in cameo Galle, after a star. 10"H. Circa 1904-1910. Provenance: Private Nashville area collection. Note an identical vase sold Bonham's, Los Angeles, April 7, 2008. Condition: There are two shiny patches, possibly from old sales label, on side, which we have not attempted to clean or remove. 2 dark scratches, longest one 1" near signature. Other scattered small scratches. Tiny fleabite to edge of foot, no other chips or cracks. 400.00 - 500.00
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