Modern + Design Auction
Thu, Apr 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 87
Rude Osolnik: 13 Wooden Turned Objects and Osolnik Book
Estimate: $600 - $900
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Rude Osolnik: A Life Turning Wood, text by Jane Kessler and Dick Burrows, Louisville, Kentucky: Crescent Hill Books, 1997, number 137 of a limited edition of 500, signed by Rude Osolnik, bound in half calf leather over green cloth boards with gilt lettering, in fitted cloth board case, 2-3/8 x 11-3/4 x 11-3/4 in.; with a turned wood candlestick by Osolnik Originals, unsigned, 7-1/4 in.; together with a collection of turned wood items by Rude Osolnik, most unsigned, including: two cherry wood apples, 1970s, leather stems and leaves, larger 3-1/4 x 3 in. diameter; two laminated wood acorns, 1970s, 2-1/4 x 2-1/2 in. diameter; laminated wood fruit, leather stem, 3-1/2 x 2-5/8 in.; turned mahogany candlestick (made specifically for limited edition book slipcase), 7 in.; miniature oak platter, signed "Osolnik Originals", 2-5/8 in.; redwood lace burl bowl, signed and dated "Rude Osolnik '93", 1-1/2 x 5-3/4 x 4-7/8 in.; two small bowls: one Macassar ebony, 1-1/2 x 2-1/4 in., one pink ivory, signed and dated "Rude Osolnik '99", marked "345 year old pink ivory", 2 x 3 in.; paper weight, 1960s, 1-7/8 x 3 x 2-1/4 in.; turned walnut candle holder, 1960s, 3-1/2 x 3-3/4 in. diameter; rosewood salt shaker, 1960s, 6-1/2 in.
Note: ?This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.
This lot is accompanied by two exhibition catalogs: Rude and Daphne Osolnik: A Family Portrait, published by Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 2007, and Rude Osolnik: A Retrospective, published by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in 1989. The lot is also accompanied by Turning Points vol. 10, no. 3, Philadelphia: Wood Turning Center, 1997, which contains an article about Rude Osolnik (pg. 15-19).
Provenance: Collection of Rude Osolnik, Berea, Kentucky
Condition
book good overall, light wear to extremities; wood items good overall, some light surface scratches and wear; paperweight with crack through body
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