Large Mottahedeh majolica unicorn, 20th c., Italy, polychrome tin glaze decorated ceramic, cast brass horn, glaze signed "Italy 36880" and Mottahedeh sticker to underside, 16"h x 19"l x 6"w

Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw

Notes/Literature: Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.

Good, dirt accumulation in crevices