An Assembled Group of Continental Porcelain Smoking Articles
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $200 - $400
Estimate$200 – $400
Status
Closed
An Assembled Group of Continental Porcelain Smoking Articles
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
includes a pair of cigarette holders marked Germany, two ashtrays marked Winterling Bavaria Germany, a Limoges ashtray and six Italian matchbook holders.
largest height 4, width 6 1/2 inches
The Marilyn Eber Collection, Denver, Colorado
two columns on one of the cigarette holders is broken
Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors by Freeman's.
Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.
