Ancient bronze medical spoon
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Description
Ancient bronze medical spoon, Possibly Roman (1st-3rd c. A.D.), large shallow bowl, tapering stem, and topped with two bird heads in profile, 9"l
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
Fair/Poor, cleanly broken into two parts, some verdigris on surface
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Ancient bronze medical spoon
Estimate $200 - $300
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