11-14-200811-15-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2432Boston
November 14, 2008 04:00 PMCalender
411

Sir Jacob Epstein (British/American, 1880-1959) Head of Tabitha

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$4,740$4,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2432Location: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2008 4:00PM

Description:

Sir Jacob Epstein (British/American, 1880-1959)

Head of Tabitha (1957)
Unsigned, edition of five.
Bronze with light brown patina, approximately 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm),on a stone plinth.
Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Purchased from Lady Kathleen (Garman) Epstein in 1965; New England private collection.

N.B. Correspondence from Lady Epstein dated August 17, 1965, an inscribed photograph, a shipping invoice from James Bourlet & Sons Ltd., London, and a handcrafted contemporary wooden sculpture stand by Huston & Company, Poland Spring, Maine, accompanies the lot.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Surface grime is minor and unobtrusive.

Keywords

Jacob Epstein, Head , New England, Kathleen (Garman) Epstein, Maine, London, Huston & Company, James Bourlet & Sons Ltd.