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Paul Lobel
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Lobel
- An Important and Extremely Rare Cocktail Shaker
incised WILCOX S.P. CO./INTERNATIONALS CO./N5874 and I and S within sqaures and with firm's cypher
with inscription GEORGIA STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION/ 1938/TOURNAMENT/EIGHTH FLIGHT/WON BY/CLIFF KING- silver-plated metal and wicker
Literature
Contemporary American Industrial Art 1934, exh, cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1934, p. 14 (for listing of the prototype cocktail shaker designed by Paul Lobel, produced by International Silver Company)
"A Parade of Contemporary Achievements at The Metropolitan Museum," Arts & Decoration, December 1934, p. 13 (for illustration of the prototype cocktail shaker exhibited in Contemporary American Industrial Art, 1934)
"At Metropolitan Museum," International Silver Service, January/February 1935, p. 6 (for illustration of the prototype cocktail shaker exhibited in Contemporary American Industrial Art, 1934)
J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000, p. 207 (for Lobel's tea service produced by Wilcox, in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Jewel Stern, Modernism in American Silver, New Haven, 2005, pp. 111, 116 (for Lobel's tea service produced by Wilcox, in the John C. Waddell Collection)
"A Parade of Contemporary Achievements at The Metropolitan Museum," Arts & Decoration, December 1934, p. 13 (for illustration of the prototype cocktail shaker exhibited in Contemporary American Industrial Art, 1934)
"At Metropolitan Museum," International Silver Service, January/February 1935, p. 6 (for illustration of the prototype cocktail shaker exhibited in Contemporary American Industrial Art, 1934)
J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000, p. 207 (for Lobel's tea service produced by Wilcox, in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Jewel Stern, Modernism in American Silver, New Haven, 2005, pp. 111, 116 (for Lobel's tea service produced by Wilcox, in the John C. Waddell Collection)
Condition
Overall in very good original condition. The shaker shows two small dents to the surface. With some white residue to the interior of the shaker. As seen in the catalogue illustration, the wicker portion of the handle is slightly askew, and cannot be straightened. And with some loosening to the wicker at the base of the handle. The first opportunity at auction to acquire this extremely rare cocktail shaker form.
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.
Catalogue Note
In 1934, Paul Lobel exhibited unique prototypes of a tea service and cocktail shaker for the groundbreaking exhibition Contemporary American Industrial Art 1934 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Incorporating the use of Catalin for such details as the cover and base on the shaker, these icons of American Modernism have never been seen again. The designs were slightly modified for mass production by the Wilcox Silver Plate Company, eliminating the Catalin trim, and the shaker appears in a Wilcox salesman's catalogue as "number 5874 mixer, height 11 inches, wicker wound neck, $12." However, by 1936 the shaker had been discontinued. While there are several known examples of the tea service in public and private collections, this is the first example of the shaker to appear on the market. It probably owes its survival to being presented as a golf trophy in 1938.