Rare Amphora octopus vase
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Rare Amphora octopus vase, c. 1900, Austria, greenish red glazed and gilt moulded pottery, likely designed by Paul Dachsel or Eduard Stellmacher, manufactured by Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSTK), impressed "Amphora", crown and model number 1617 to underside, approx. 9"h x 9"dia
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.
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.
Condition
Good, scattered small glaze scratches, small spot of gilding loss on lower tenticle
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Rare Amphora octopus vase
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
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