Sold
$600
Starting Bid: $250
Est.
$500
- $700
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Category
Description
19th c., jointed lithographed paper felines dance in clockwork mechanical picture frame box accompanied by music, unmarked, 10"h x 13.5"w x 4.5"d
Condition
Good/Fair, lacking key, not tested, some creases, dirty surface to interior, frame losses and chips, shows age and handling
Provenance
From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Literature
Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.