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SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED 1998
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A PAUL STANKARD INSECT, BOTANICAL AND 'EARTH SPIRIT' UPRIGHT WEIGHT
Signed, inscribed and dated 1998
Of rectangular and slightly tapering obelisk form, two sides with hammered decoration, the clear glass enclosing a bouquet of yellow flowers, small white yellow-centered flowers, red berries and green leaves and stems with two clambering ants and a shoot inscribed 'seeds', the root system below inhabited by three 'earth spirits' above a pod open to reveal an ant on a yellow flower above further roots
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high, 2 15/16 in. (7.6 cm.) wide, 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm.) deep
Signed, inscribed and dated 1998
Of rectangular and slightly tapering obelisk form, two sides with hammered decoration, the clear glass enclosing a bouquet of yellow flowers, small white yellow-centered flowers, red berries and green leaves and stems with two clambering ants and a shoot inscribed 'seeds', the root system below inhabited by three 'earth spirits' above a pod open to reveal an ant on a yellow flower above further roots
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high, 2 15/16 in. (7.6 cm.) wide, 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm.) deep
Sale room notice
Please note that in the printed catalogue (not online) the text and estimate for this lot are swapped with lot 571. As such, the estimate should read $5,000-7,000.