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Premier Auction - Session II - July 15, 2023

Sat, Jul 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 750

Steuben Gold Aurene Cut to Black Vase Mounted as Lamp

Estimate: $600 - $900

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

slender tapered vase with iridescent gold vine and leaf decoration cut to black, brass mounts, acanthus leaf decoration, reeded column shaft with two sockets, pierced jade or hardstone finial, 29-1/2 x 5-3/4 in.

Condition

wires cut, needs rewiring, discoloration, verdigris, and rubbing to brass, some anomalies and flea bites to cut edges, losses to socket rims, drilled

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania