Lot Essay
Cf. The Harriet N. Smith Collection, Christie's, New York, 1 October 2004, lot 275 for a 'Spring Beauty' weight
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THE FIRST WITH A BLACK AND WHITE 'S' CANE, SIGNED, INSCRIBED D78 EXP., CIRCA 1978; THE SECOND WITH BLACK AND WHITE 'S' CANE, SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED 60/100, A05 1980
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TWO PAUL STANKARD COLOR GROUND WEIGHTS
The first with a black and white 'S' cane, signed, inscribed D78 Exp., circa 1978; the second with black and white 'S' cane, signed, inscribed and dated 60/100, A05 1980
The 'Experimental' field violet plant with three fully open white and violet-striped yellow-centered flowers, two buds and three green leaves on green stems issuing from a root system; the 'Spring Beauty' example with two fully-open pink and white striped flowers with pink and white stamens, a half-opened flower, three buds and two leaves on a stem, both on a translucent dark blue ground
3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm.) diameter, 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high; 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter, 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm.) high, respectively (2)
The first with a black and white 'S' cane, signed, inscribed D78 Exp., circa 1978; the second with black and white 'S' cane, signed, inscribed and dated 60/100, A05 1980
The 'Experimental' field violet plant with three fully open white and violet-striped yellow-centered flowers, two buds and three green leaves on green stems issuing from a root system; the 'Spring Beauty' example with two fully-open pink and white striped flowers with pink and white stamens, a half-opened flower, three buds and two leaves on a stem, both on a translucent dark blue ground
3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm.) diameter, 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high; 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter, 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm.) high, respectively (2)