Enamel Plaque, Middle Eastern Harp Player - Enamel Artist Ruth Markus. LiveAuctioneers gives us up to 20 photos, to see many more photos of most lots find this sale on Proxibid, where we can post up to 100 images. Plaque is 8" across. Ruth Markus died at age 88 in 2012, here is some information from her obituary. She was a great artist! Ruth was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to Olga Lebenhart, a homemaker, and her husband Jakub, a Supreme Court justice. After the loss of her twin brother and mother during WWII, Ruth settled in Elverum, Norway, as a newlywed. Her longtime dream of living in America was realized when the family soon moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. There, Ruth's artistic talents began to blossom, finding expression in painting portraits and still lives. After a few years, when the family settled in London, Ohio, Ruth began to study the challenging craft of firing enamel onto precious metal. Countless hours in her studio led to a passion and mastery of the form that produced her most notable works. Her naive, but richly emotive style was applied to colorful portraits, rings, architectural pieces, even miniature interior "environments" that evoked scenes of her bygone childhood. Her engaging, spirited personality only enhanced the irresistible qualities of her artwork. Spanning six decades as an exhibited artist, Ruth's work has appeared in galleries and museums worldwide, and several pieces reside in permanent collections at prestigious museums in New York City and The Columbus Museum of Fine Art. Even now, enamels, jewelry and environments by Ruth Markus are on display at Sherrie Gallerie in Columbus, Ohio. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Monday, February 19th from 12pm to 6pm and Tuesday, February 20th from 10am to 3pm in Gahanna, Ohio 43230. (THIS IS THE ONLY PICKUP WINDOW) or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 delivery fee to take this lot to our warehouse for processing. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com Sales tax will be collected for all bidders paying with a card. We will not charge sales tax if you come to pay cash in person (you are welcomed to do this!) If tax exempt, make sure your certificate is submitted with LiveAuctioneers.