Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
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March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Tobacciana
Lot 205

CONTINENTAL CERAMIC MILITARY / UNIFORMED FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $80 - $120
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CONTINENTAL CERAMIC MILITARY / UNIFORMED FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE, comprising one example depicting explorer "Henry M. Stanley" in full uniform and sitting on an inscribed stump with a map by his side, one standing "Landsturm." soldier in winter dress, and a bust-form example depicting a mustachioed man wearing a brimless hat with large wing to front. Marks to underside include impressed "BB", "JM", "Austria", and various impressed or incised numerals. Johann Maresch, Austria or Czechoslovakia; Bernard Bloch, Eichwald, Bohemia; and others. Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. 11 3/8" HOA.
Literature: Horowitz - Figural Humidors, Mostly Victorian, Landsturm soldier p. 79, fig. 360 and Henry M. Stanley p. 93, fig. 410.

Condition

Bust example undamaged; Landsturm soldier with probable restoration to hat; Henry M. Stanley example with some areas of professional restoration including figure and stump bottom.

From the collection of Allen Gurst, Delray Beach, FL.