March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One
Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 180
GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURAL MOTORIST HEAD HUMIDORS, LOT OF TWO
Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$175
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURAL MOTORIST HEAD HUMIDORS, LOT OF TWO, each polychrome hand-painted, comprising a handsome mustached gentleman with leather cap and motoring goggles and a young woman wearing a flat-brimmed hat with blue-spotted veil, each having sponge holder top. Marks to underside include blue-printed crown with "RW" to diamond, "GERMANY" above, and "RUDOLSTADT" below, and impressed "DEP." Rudolstadt Strauss Porcelain Factory, Germany; and other. First quarter 20th century. 8 1/8" HOA.
Literature: Horowitz - Figural Humidors, Mostly Victorian, lady p. 40, fig. 155.
Condition
Woman example mostly undamaged except having a minor chip to interior underside of gallery rim; gentleman having a flake to rim interior and a faint hairline at temple.
From the collection of Allen Gurst, Delray Beach, FL.
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