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Thu, May 19, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 404

Two Low Country Sweetgrass Baskets, Mary Jackson

Estimate: $400 - $600

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$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

South Carolina, 20th century, one by Mary Jackson (South Carolina, born 1954), signed "Mary" on rim, squat, spherical form coiled basket with circular base, 15 x 16 in. diameter; one of wide, elongated oval form, 8 x 22 in.

Note: Accompanied by artist card, several articles, and pamphlets about Jackson's work.

Provenance: Purchased directly from artist (check dated May 1982 for $150); Private Charleston Collection

Condition

Mary Jackson example good overall, very minor splits and areas of lifting; oval example with some splits, breaks, and fraying throughout, especially at base

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