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Premier Catalog Auction - Session II

Fri, Nov 16, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 599

Jim Williams Estate Green Marble Pedestal

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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

late 19th century, variegated olive-green marble three-part pedestal with barley twist column, 43 in. 

Provenance: From the Collection of Daniel Bibb, Atlanta, Georgia

Note: In 1981, Jim Williams shot and killed his assistant, Danny Lewis Hansford in the study at his home, Mercer House in Savannah, Georgia. The event was later retold in the acclaimed book by John Berendt, [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]. This pedestal was located in the study, the scene of the crime and sold in the Jim Williams estate sale conducted by Sotheby's in 2000.

Condition

Scattered edge chips and minor repairs including one edge repair to top, other scattered wear and flaws

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