Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction | Session II

Fri, May 17, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1004

Two Parian Porcelain Busts, Clay and Garfield

Estimate: $500 - $700

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

Henry Clay bust marked "U.P.W." and dated "1877", Union Porcelain Works, Greenpoint, New York, attached label, "modeled by Karl H.M. Mueller", mounted on a painted porcelain stand, 11-1/2 in.; James Garfield, possibly Ott & Brewer, Trenton, New Jersey, circa 1881, inscribed "Garfield" on back, mounted on waisted circular socle, 12 in.

, Provenance: Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fleischer

Condition

both with surface grime, tape residue, minor abrasions, old adhesive labels, socle loose on Garfield