Lot 5
American (1905-1971)
Ceramic Lamp Base
Medium

Stoneware

Dimensions

11 3/4 x 6 inches

Signature

incised to base

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $406
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot
Description

The vessel of column form and decorated with figures playing tennis, signed to base and further incised

Provenance

Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Condition

Minor surface dust and wear, sticker and adhesive residue to base, top and base drilled for wiring (not currently wired)

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Seymour Stein

Image for Collection 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