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Lot 402

Charles Andrew Hafner (American, 1888-1960)

Lot 402

Charles Andrew Hafner (American, 1888-1960)

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Estimate$8,000 – $12,000

Status

Closed

Charles Andrew Hafner (American, 1888-1960)

Mother with Two Children, 1924
bronze
signed C. A. Hafner N.Y. and dated
Height 72 x width 35 x depth 19 inches.

Provenance:

Estate of Hugh M. Downs, Scottsdale, Arizona

In overall fine, attractive condition. Fairly even brown patina throughout, with a few areas of pale green oxidation suggesting water drips, notably down the left side of the woman's torso. Some scattered light surface debris; no other significant condition issues.

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Corbin Horn

Vice President, Head of Department, European Furniture & Decorative Arts

[email protected]312.334.4214

Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

Mike Intihar

Senior Director, Appraisals & Valuations, Midwest

[email protected]312 280 1212

Mike Intihar is the Senior Director of Appraisals & Valuations, Midwest at Hindman Appraisals.

Mr. Intihar joined the firm in 1997, and he has expertise in 18th, 19th and early 20th-century Continental, English and American decorative arts and furniture. Mr. Intihar appraises and catalogues approximately 6,000 objects annually for auction and appraisal purposes, and he performs onsite appraisals at various appraisal fairs and events throughout the year. He attends international antique trade shows to assess the global demand for objects handled at auction and retail. Prior to working at Hindman, Mr. Intihar was a senior administrator for Sotheby’s, Chicago, and he began his career at Wolf’s Fine Art Auctioneers in Cleveland, Ohio.

Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

[email protected]312.447.3270

Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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Charles Andrew Hafner (American, 1888-1960)

Mother with Two Children, 1924
bronze
signed C. A. Hafner N.Y. and dated
Height 72 x width 35 x depth 19 inches.

Provenance:

Estate of Hugh M. Downs, Scottsdale, Arizona

Please email for any additional information or questions you may have regarding this lot.

Mike Intihar is the Senior Director of Appraisals & Valuations, Midwest at Hindman Appraisals.

European Furniture and Decorative Arts

Charles Andrew Hafner (American, 1888-1960)

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