Lot Essay
John Lee Pratt (1879-1975) was a noted philanthropist who purchased the Chatham estate across the river from Fredericksburg in the 1930s.
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MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1930S
Details
A DANISH SILVER AND MOONSTONE-SET VASE
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1930S
Tapering cylindrical, on a lobed circular foot, the lower body with applied band with four stylized dolphins at intervals, each tail set with an oval moonstone, no. 135B, marked under foot, also engraved under foot 'Lillian Thomas Pratt 1940'
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high; 40 oz. (1,245 gr.) gross weight
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1930S
Tapering cylindrical, on a lobed circular foot, the lower body with applied band with four stylized dolphins at intervals, each tail set with an oval moonstone, no. 135B, marked under foot, also engraved under foot 'Lillian Thomas Pratt 1940'
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high; 40 oz. (1,245 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Estate of John Lee Pratt, Historic Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg, Virginia, sold Sotheby's, 6-7 May 1976, lot 32
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