A Chinese Silver and Carved Jade Table Cigarette Lighter Identified to Eleanor Roosevelt

Allan Adler (American, 1916-2002) for Solomon and Gustave Gump

supported by a gimbal frame and marked S. & G. Gump / Sterling to underside, accompanied by a supporting document signed by Allan Adler attesting that the lighter is one of a pair that Gumps Co. commissioned me to make for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt during the time that she was the First Lady, in the White House.

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Length 7 3/8 in., 18.7 cm.

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In overall fine condition, with functioning gimbal frame. Minor scratches and wear to silver, with one old heavy scratch near jade mount. Naturally occurring fissure to jade most noticeable to underside of handle.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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A Chinese Silver and Carved Jade Table Cigarette Lighter Identified to Eleanor Roosevelt

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