Live Auction 2285Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
Lot 42

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

'Speed'

Closed4 March 2010

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USD 25,000

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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
'Speed'
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH DESIGN PATENTED 1921' and stamped 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS' (along the base)
bronze with silver patina
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high on a marble base 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high

June Greenwald, Cleveland, Ohio.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

Speed, designed as a hood ornament for automobiles, was cast in two sizes, of which the present model is the larger.