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Modern + Contemporary

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 293

Bob Stocksdale Lignum Vitae Bowl

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(American, 1913-2003)

lignum vitae bowl, signed "Lignum Vitae from Nicaragua Bob Stocksdale 1984", 4 x 10-1/2 in.

Provenance: Collection of Rude Osolnik, Berea, Kentucky

Note: From Wikipedia:Bob Stocksdale's work was included in the American exhibit of the 1958 Brussels World?s Fair and has been recognized internationally for fine design and workmanship. His many honors include the American Association of Woodturners Lifetime Achievement Award (1998) and the Masters of the Medium Award, James Renwick Alliance (2003). Stocksdale received the American Craft Council?s Gold Medal in 1995.[7]Stocksdale's bowls are prized by collectors. They have been shown in Europe and Japan, and they appear in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,[8] the Oakland Museum,[2] Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

Condition

overall good condition, some scratching to interior of bowl, some cracking/age splits to exterior

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