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- Sale 6276
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| Philadelphia
Apr 13 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6276
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,500 – $3,500
Comprising a greyish-white jade thumb ring carved in low-relief with a qilong; a larger jadeite thumb ring of even white tone suffused with vivid green, fine polish; and a greyish-white jade rectangular plaque carved with a qilin among flowers and foliage.
Dia(inner): 3/4 in., L(plaque): 2 7/16 in.NOTE:
Norman Stanley Potter (1926–1970) was a collector with wide-ranging interests who developed an eye for classical arts and built a collection of Asian art, antiquities, and early European art. Born to Polish immigrants in New York City, Potter began his self-edification in the arts during his youth while exploring the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a prominent mathematician and engineer, he participated in the Manhattan Project and later was a designer of complex defense systems. Together with his wife, the abstract artist Berne Potter, he was active in the art and antique worlds of New York and became friends with important gallerists and collectors, including Julius Carlebach and Melvin Gutman of Cole Galleries, Ltd., New York.
PROVENANCE:
Property from the collection of Mr. Norman Stanley Potter (1926-1970), acquired prior to December 28, 1970
Thence by descent
