Modern + Design Auction
Thu, Apr 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 82
Rude Osolnik Three Turned Wood Candlesticks
Estimate: $500 - $700
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
(New Mexico/Kentucky, 1915-2001)
hourglass shape, weighted bases, two rosewood examples and one walnut example, one signed "Rude Osolnik", each 10-1/4 in.; together with Rude Osolnik: A Life Turning Wood, text by Jane Kessler and Dick Burrows, Louisville, Kentucky: Crescent Hill Books, 1997
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
candlesticks good overall, scattered light surface scratches, bumps, and abrasions, felted bases; book good overall, minor scratches and wear to jacket
