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Lot 1342
Large Continental silver owl container
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Description
19th c., parcel gilt silver body and naturalistic stump, stopper head, faint hallmarks on stopper lip, silver purity unknown (probably .800), 12"h x 5"l x 3"w, approx. 15.0ozt
Condition
Good, attractively tarnished surface with patina variations due to handling, no visible dents
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.
