拍品 1103
**AN IVORY, HORN AND GOLD "TABLE POMANDER," BY DANIEL BRUSH
已結束2009年10月21日
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USD 74,500
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**AN IVORY, HORN AND GOLD "TABLE POMANDER," BY DANIEL BRUSH
Designed as a carved mastadon ivory pomander, decorated with textured gold bands, topped with an ivory and gold twist-off cap, surmounted by ten variously-sized horn butterflies, each with polished gold tentacles and textured gold wing detail, 1984-1985, 4¾ x 3 ins., interior scent vessel not included
With maker's mark for Daniel Brush
Designed as a carved mastadon ivory pomander, decorated with textured gold bands, topped with an ivory and gold twist-off cap, surmounted by ten variously-sized horn butterflies, each with polished gold tentacles and textured gold wing detail, 1984-1985, 4¾ x 3 ins., interior scent vessel not included
With maker's mark for Daniel Brush
**AN IVORY, HORN AND GOLD "TABLE POMANDER," BY DANIEL BRUSH
Designed as a carved mastadon ivory pomander, decorated with textured gold bands, topped with an ivory and gold twist-off cap, surmounted by ten variously-sized horn butterflies, each with polished gold tentacles and textured gold wing detail, 1984-1985, 4¾ x 3 ins., interior scent vessel not included
With maker's mark for Daniel Brush
Designed as a carved mastadon ivory pomander, decorated with textured gold bands, topped with an ivory and gold twist-off cap, surmounted by ten variously-sized horn butterflies, each with polished gold tentacles and textured gold wing detail, 1984-1985, 4¾ x 3 ins., interior scent vessel not included
With maker's mark for Daniel Brush
Harriet Whelchel, ed., Daniel Brush: Gold Without Boundaries, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1998, plate 32
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1998
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.