2 Wood and Metal Model Airplanes

March 17, 2022

C2: March Art + Design

Lot 189

2 Wood and Metal Model Airplanes (circa 1940)

Dimensions

height (taller): 7 3/4 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $125
Includes buyer's premium

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Description

each modeled with metal mountings over carved base

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Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Condition: overall good condition with general wear, including scuffs and abrasions to wood, some tarnishing and soiling, some loose mounted details

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Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023.