19TH/20TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH PADOUK LARGE WASSAIL CEREMONIAL BOWL AND COVER
19TH/20TH CENTURY
Painted with the cross of St. George and the Garter motto below the rim, with six baluster finials and dipping cup, label underneath 'Universal Studios 57523854', replacements
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Universal Studios, LA.
Dr. Jules C. Stein (1896-1981).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Park Avenue New York, 21-22 January 1998, lot 350.
Acquired from Axel Vervoordt N. V., Gravenwezel, Belgium, 1999.

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Lot Essay

Dr. Jules C. Stein (1896-1981), co-founded the Music Corporation of America (MCA) in 1924 and by 1937 had opened an office in Hollywood. Stein became a legendary agent to major stars of the time including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman and Frank Sinatra. MCA went on to acquire Decca Records and Universal Pictures. Stein was a passionate collector of English furniture and counted such renowned collectors as Hearst among his friends. His Hollywood Hills home 'Misty Mountain' was decorated in considerable style and was the scene of much entertaining in Hollywood during the period. The present lot, with a plaque 'Universal Studios 57523854', is likely to have been used as a prop in a film.

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