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Rare glazed red earthenware pipe-smoking monkey riding a dog, Solomon Bell (1817-1882) Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1850-1870
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- PIPE-SMOKING MONKEY RIDING A DOG
- Glazed red earthenware
- 8 5/8 by 6 1/4 by 2 1/8 in.
- C. 1850-1870
Restoration to pipe and left side of figure
Provenance
Helen Janssen Wetzel, Spring Township, Pennsylvania
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, "Property from the Collection of the Late Helen Janssen Wetzel Volume I: Important English and Continental Furniture and Related Decorative Arts," September 30, 1980, lot 1757
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, "Property from the Collection of the Late Helen Janssen Wetzel Volume I: Important English and Continental Furniture and Related Decorative Arts," September 30, 1980, lot 1757
Exhibited
"The Shape of Things: Folk Sculpture from Two Centuries," American Folk Art Museum, 1983
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 154, fig. 117
Condition
Pipe portion of face and left leg repaired.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.