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Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1602

Collection Mary Kirk Kelly Porcelain Vegetables

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

30 pieces, 29 signed "Mary Kirk Kelly" (Alabama, 1918-2013), comprising: two summer squash, 5-1/2 in.; one winter squash, 5-1/4 in.; one butternut squash, 6-1/2 in.; one acorn squash, 4-1/2 in.; one onion, 3-1/2 in.; one garlic, 2 in.; one white onion, 3-1/2 in.; one zucchini, 7-3/4 in.; one carrot, 6 in.; two potatoes, 5 in.; one scallion, 4-1/2 in.; one red cabbage, 5-1/2 in.; one green cabbage, 6 in.; two tomatoes, 3-1/4 in.; one jalapeño, 4 in.; one group asparagus, 7-1/2 in.; one asparagus stock, 6 in.; one red pepper, 3-1/4 in.; one purple onion, 5 in.; one rutabaga, 8 in.; one beet, 8 in.; one turnip, 7-1/2 in.; one green pepper, 4 in.; two pea pods, 4 in.; one eggplant, 8-1/2 in.; one gourd, 5 in. (unsigned); together with one white ceramic centerpiece bowl, unmarked, 5 x 16 in.

Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

most excellent condition with very minor surface dirt, minor chip on group of asparagus, beet, restoration at tip of rutabaga, turnip with break (elements present)