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AN AMERICAN SILVER OVAL BOWL, MARIE ZIMMERMAN, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1921
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base MARIE ZIMMERMAN-MAKER.
- length 16 1/2 in.
- 42 cm
bombé circular with boldly flared rim.
Provenance
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, January 2001
Condition
good
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
This bowl or another of this model was created by Zimmerman in 1921 as a wedding gift for meatpacking heiress Lolita Armour, of Chicago and Santa Barbara; the set may have been commissioned by Albert and Adele Herter. The shape was also made by the artist in copper, model 101; see Deborah Dependahl Waters, Joseph Cunningham, and Bruce Barnes, The Jewelry and Metalwork of Marie Zimmermann, pp. 64, 81-82 and fig. 2.24 and 3.1.