Sale 06PT03 | Lot 2460

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth 1880-1980 The Star

Catalogue: American Art

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Lot 2460
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth 1880-1980 The Star
1880-1980
The Star
Signed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH, dated 1918 and inscribed with copyright symbol; stamped Gorham Co. founders Q505 and inscribed #239 along the edge of the base
Bronze with green-brown patina on a marble base
Height excluding base 19 1/4 inches

Published
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 101-5, 206, another example illustrated
J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, pp. 35, 38, 39, 142, other examples illustrated
The Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 34-35

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

Sold for $13,200 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Several scattered scratches, some near the feet, some small spots of patina loss. Tape residue from old sticker near left foot. Dust and dirt in crevasses. Small spot of patina loss in the outstretched arm with corresponding surface scratch (1cm long). 1/3 inch scratch in the patina at the right (ribs) and another hairline scratch just below this. Few tiy spots of patina loss on upper thigh. Small scratch on back of thigh. Tiny nick on base. Tiny scratch on the inside of her extended arm. Several surface scuffs.


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Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

Sold for $13,200 (includes buyer's premium)

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American Art

Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 2pm EST

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