Live Auction 3479An American Dynasty: The Clark Family Treasures
Mario Joseph Korbel (1882-1954)
Lot 226

Mario Joseph Korbel (1882-1954)

Portrait Reliefs of Margaret Illington Bowes (1879-1934) and Major Edward Bowes (1874-1946)

Closed18 June 2014

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Mario Joseph Korbel (1882-1954)
Portrait Reliefs of Margaret Illington Bowes (1879-1934) and Major Edward Bowes (1874-1946)
inscribed 'MARIO KORBEL' (lower right of left plaque); inscribed 'TO ANNA WHOM SHE WOULD HAVE LOVED MAJOR' (on the reverse)
14k gold medallions in Cartier lapis frame with turquoise beads
2 x 3 1/8 in. ( cm.)

A gift from Major Edward Bowes to Anna Eugenia Clark.

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Major Edward Bowes (1874-1946) was a 1930s radio personality, most famous for his national amateur talent show on NBC Radio, which ran from 1934 until 1952.