A LENOX GREEN-GROUND CABINET PLATE
This lot is offered without reserve. Property from The Corporate Collection of Lenox/Gorham Lots 315-335
A LENOX GREEN-GROUND CABINET PLATE

CIRCA 1906-20, GREEN PRINTED WREATH MARK, GILT X102/X-25-6, BROWN PAPER LABEL WITH THE INSCRIPTION #21-A FRONT SHOWROOM, SIGNED S.(IGMUND) WIRKNER

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A LENOX GREEN-GROUND CABINET PLATE
CIRCA 1906-20, GREEN PRINTED WREATH MARK, GILT X102/X-25-6, BROWN PAPER LABEL WITH THE INSCRIPTION #21-A FRONT SHOWROOM, SIGNED S.(IGMUND) WIRKNER
FINELY PAINTED WITH A WOOD NYMPH CHASING A BUTTERFLY, AN ARROW IN ONE HAND, THE CAVETTO ACID-ETCHED WITH A GILT RINCEAU INTERRUPTED BY VASES, THE BORDER WITH BEADED OVOLO
10½ IN. (26.6 CM.) DIAMETER
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SIGMUND WIRKNER IS RECORDED AT THE LENOX FACTORY FROM 1900 INTO THE 20'S. SEE DOROTHY ROBINSON AND BILL FEENY, THE OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO AMERICAN POTTERY & PORCELAIN, ORLANDO, FL, 1980, P. 45, HERE THE AUTHOR NOTES, VERY FEW EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN AND HIS PORTRAIT PIECES ARE PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE. ALSO SEE PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENOX/GORHAM, CHRISTIE'S, NEW YORK, 20 APRIL 2006, LOT 336 FOR A SIMILAR PAIR BY WIRKNER.

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