Contemporary Wood Art: Selections from the Lipton Collection

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An auction of works from the collection of Dr. Irving Lipton - a collection that was, at one point, the largest collection of wood art in the world.
Dr. Lipton collected artists working in wood for three decades, beginning in 1972. It was a period of tremendous growth in the field of contemporary wood art and artistic woodturning, and many of the artists that Lipton collected went on to become leading figures in the field.
Dr. Lipton took on the role of patron, providing funds to make works of art possible. He enjoyed being on the cutting edge of contemporary wood art, collecting the most recent explorations by an artist, while also commissioning works that would take them–and, by extension, the burgeoning field – to the the next level. He often loaned works for museum exhibitions, and at any given time around 10% of the collection as traveling.
Works from the Lipton Collection are today in the permanent collections of a number of museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Minneapolis Art Institute, the Long Beach Museum of Art, the Honolulu Museum of Art, and Yale University Art Gallery.
Works by many of the artists in this auction are included in major museum collections. In fact, many of the works in the auction were considered by museums, but did not make the final cut.
More information on the collection and these artists can be found in the book, The Cutting Edge: Contemporary Wood Art and the Lipton Collection.
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Ray Allen, Untiltled Vessel #1, 19881 - Ray Allen, Untiltled Vessel #1, 1988
Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
A segmented vessel form by Ray Allen, created in maple burl, birch & walnut , measuring 3 1/2” h x 5 3/4” did Ray Allen (1930-2000) Allen wa...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ray Allen, Untitled Vessel, 19912 - Ray Allen, Untitled Vessel, 1991
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Segmented vessel created by Ray Allen in various woods, measuring 4 1/2” h x 8 3/4” did Ray Allen (1930-2000) Allen was a pioneer in the field of
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gianfranco Angelino, Untitled Platter3 - Gianfranco Angelino, Untitled Platter
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Laminated birch wood platter by the Italian artist Gianfranco Angelino 3 1/2” h x 10 3/4” w x 10 3/4” d Gianfranco Angelino (1938-2010) Angelino d
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Pete Arenskov Untitled Bowl4 - Pete Arenskov Untitled Bowl
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Untitled laminated and segmented bowl by Pete Arenskov in tulipwood & macassar ebony, measuring 8” h x 8 1/4” did Pete Arenskov is a third-ge...
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Pete Arenskov Untitled Sculptural Form5 - Pete Arenskov Untitled Sculptural Form
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Pete Arenskov, Untitled Sculptural Form, laminated birch, 8” h x 11” w x 11” d
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Pete Arenskov Untitled Vessel6 - Pete Arenskov Untitled Vessel
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Untitled laminated wood vessel by Pete Arenskov in rosewood & maple, measuring 9” h x 11” w x 2 3/4” d Pete Arenskov is a third-generation wo...
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Paul Beckett, Sculptural Bowl Form, 19927 - Paul Beckett, Sculptural Bowl Form, 1992
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A large-scale bowl form by Paul Beckett in New Zealand totara wood, measuring 17” h x 17 1/2” dia
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Brenda Behrens, Untitled Carved Bowl8 - Brenda Behrens, Untitled Carved Bowl
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Carved Bowl by Brenda Behrens in box elder, measuring 2 3/4” h x 6 3/4” did Brenda Behrens is a wood turner and carver who began studying her art i
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Brenda Behrens, Untitled Carved Bowl9 - Brenda Behrens, Untitled Carved Bowl
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Carved Bowl by Brenda Behrens in black acacia, measuring 3 3/4” h x 7 3/4” did Brenda Behrens is a wood turner and carver who began studying her ar
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Brenda Behrens, Untitled Carved Bowl10 - Brenda Behrens, Untitled Carved Bowl
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A carved bowl by Brenda Behrens in carob wood, measuring 3" h x 5 3/4" did Brenda Behrens is a wood turner and carver who began studyin...
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Brenda Behrens, Untitled Vessel11 - Brenda Behrens, Untitled Vessel
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A vessel by Brenda Behrens created from spalted myrtle, leather and beads, measuring 6 1/2” h x 4” did Brenda Behrens is a wood turner and carver w
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Bruce Bernson Untitled Vessel12 - Bruce Bernson Untitled Vessel
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Australian Grasswood vessel by Bruce Bernson, measuring 8 1/2 h x 10 1/2” dia
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Rita Blum, Untitled Sculpture, 197613 - Rita Blum, Untitled Sculpture, 1976
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Untitled 1976 Sculpture by Rita Blum, created in walnut, maple & enamel, and measuring 13” h x 10” w x 10” d Rita Blum (1927 - 2010) Blum h...
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Christian Burchard, Untitled Vessel in Thuya Burl14 - Christian Burchard, Untitled Vessel in Thuya Burl
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Untitled Vessel by Christian Burchard, created in thuya burl, and measuring 3 3/4” h x 6 1/4” did Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1955, Christian Burch
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Christian Burchard, “Crossroads” - Maple burl Sculptural Vessel15 - Christian Burchard, “Crossroads” - Maple burl Sculptural Vessel
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A sculptural vessel in maple burl by Christian Burchard. Titled “Crossroads”, the work measures 6 1/2”h x 7” dia. Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1955,
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M. Dale Chase, Ornamental Box Form16 - M. Dale Chase, Ornamental Box Form
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Ornamental Box Form, created by M. Dale Chase, on an antique Holtzapffel lathe in Honduras rosewood, measuring 2”h x 2”did M. Dale Chase (1934 -
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M. Dale Chase,  Ornamental Box Form17 - M. Dale Chase, Ornamental Box Form
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Ornamental Box Form, created by M. Dale Chase on an antique Holtzapffel lathe, in African blackwood, measuring 2 1/2”h x 3”did M. Dale Chase (19
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Albert Clarke,  Untitled Bowl with Butterfly18 - Albert Clarke, Untitled Bowl with Butterfly
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Albert Clarke Untitled Bowl with a segmented wood butterfly. Created in etched fir & redwood, measuring 2 1/4” h x 14” dia
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Albert Clarke, Dragonfly Sculpture19 - Albert Clarke, Dragonfly Sculpture
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Albert Clarke, Silver Sculpture of a Dragonfly on wood base, ss & ebony, 3 1/4” h x 14” w x 12 1/4” d
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Christopher Cantwell, "Andreas", 198820 - Christopher Cantwell, "Andreas", 1988
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Christopher Cantwell, Box on legs, titled “Andreas” 1988, cocobolo & ebony, 9 1/4" h x 11 1/2" w x 8" d Christopher Cantwell’s...
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Christopher Cantwell, "Square Dance II"21 - Christopher Cantwell, "Square Dance II"
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Christopher Cantwell, Inlaid Wall piece titled, "Square Dance II", various woods, 15"h x 15"w x 1'd" Christopher C...
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Charles B. Cobb Sculptural Jewelry Box22 - Charles B. Cobb Sculptural Jewelry Box
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Sculptural Jewelry Box by Charles B. Cobb, created in 1978. Created in zebra wood with ebony, measuring 4” h x 12” w x 9 1/2” d "Throughout...
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Charles B. Cobb Wood Teapot23 - Charles B. Cobb Wood Teapot
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A sculptural wood teapot by Charles B. Cobb, created in purpleheart and maple, measuring 7 1/2” h x 10” w x 3 1/2” d "Throughout my career ...
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Frank E. Cummings III, Ivory and Gold Lidded Vessel24 - Frank E. Cummings III, Ivory and Gold Lidded Vessel
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Frank E. Cummings III, Untitled Lidded Vessel 1986, ivory, gold leaf, gold & rosewood, 4 1/2” h x 2 3/4” w x 2 1/2” d Frank E. Cummings III (...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Addie Draper, Segmented Vessel25 - Addie Draper, Segmented Vessel
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Segmented Vessel by Addie Draper, created in wedge and maple, measuring 4 1/4”h x 4 1/4”dia
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Steve D'Arc, “Twiga Na Miti"26 - Steve D'Arc, “Twiga Na Miti"
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“Twiga Na Miti” 1993, a turned wood vessel with pyrography, created by Steve D’Arc in broadleaf maple burl, measuring 7” h x 5” dia
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Steve D’Arc, “The Tree Gods Planted in Anger” 199327 - Steve D’Arc, “The Tree Gods Planted in Anger” 1993
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“The Tree Gods Planted in Anger”, a 1993 work by Steve D’Arc, in broadleaf maple burl with pyrography, measuring 5 1/2” h x 5 1/4” dia
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Virginia Dotson, Untitled Vessel28 - Virginia Dotson, Untitled Vessel
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Untitled Vessel by Virginia Dotson, Laminated Birch Ebonized, 4 3/4”h x 4 1/2”did Virginia Dotson's bowls have been exhibited both in the Un...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Mels Egosarian, “Harvest”29 - Mels Egosarian, “Harvest”
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“Harvest”, a work by Mels Egosarian, created in mahogany, measuring 1 1/4”h x 18 3/4”did
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jean-Francois Escoulen, Sculptural Container30 - Jean-Francois Escoulen, Sculptural Container
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Sculptural Container by Jean-Francois Escoulen, unknown woods, measuring 7 ¼” h x 8” w x 2 ¾” d After learning to traditionaly turn cab...
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Melinda Fawver, “And There Was One”, 199431 - Melinda Fawver, “And There Was One”, 1994
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“And There Was One” by Melinda Fawver, created in 1994, in maple, measuring 2 3/4” h x 8” did Melinda Fawver studied wood turning with Frank E. Cum
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Melinda Fawver, Untitled Low Bowl 199132 - Melinda Fawver, Untitled Low Bowl 1991
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Untitled Low Bowl, 1991, created by Melinda Fawner in walnut, 1 1/2” h x 9 1/2” did Melinda Fawver studied wood turning with Frank E. Cummings III,
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bruce Bernson, Untitled Platter, 199133 - Bruce Bernson, Untitled Platter, 1991
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Bruce Bernson, Untitled Platter 1991, unknown burl , 1/2” h x 15 1/4” dia
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Ronald E. Fleming, Untitled Floral Vessel34 - Ronald E. Fleming, Untitled Floral Vessel
Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Floral Vessel by Ronald E. Fleming, created in redwood burl, measuring 11 1/2” h x 9 1/2” did Ron Fleming (United States, born 1937)   R...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Foster Giesmann, Oval Lidded Form35 - Foster Giesmann, Oval Lidded Form
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Oval Lidded Form created by Foster Geismann, in redwood burl, measuring 3 1/2” h x 7” w x 3 3/4” d Foster Giesmann (1915 - 2001) Giesmann was a ma
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Foster Giesmann, Oval Lidded Form36 - Foster Giesmann, Oval Lidded Form
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Oval Lidded Form created by Foster Geismann in walnut, measuring 2 1/2” h x 8 1/4” w x 5” d Foster Giesmann (1915 - 2001) Giesmann was a master of
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Giles Gilson, “Traveling Vessel” 198437 - Giles Gilson, “Traveling Vessel” 1984
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“Traveling Vessel” created by Giles Gilson in 1984, in mahogany, corian, brass & paint, measuring 4” h x 4 3/4” w x 7” d Gilson created this wo...
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Giles Gilson, “Love Letter to Joanne” 199338 - Giles Gilson, “Love Letter to Joanne” 1993
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Giles Gilson, “Love Letter to Joanne” 1993, walnut, wenge, acrylic paint & lacquer, 6 3/4” h x 7” did An avant-garde romantic, many of Gilson&#...
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Joseph Girtner, Underwater Bowl on stand, 197239 - Joseph Girtner, Underwater Bowl on stand, 1972
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Joseph Girtner, Underwater Bowl on stand, 1972, birch, walnut, black branch coral & moonstones, 7" h x 11” dia
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Michael Graham, McCallister Box, pau ferro40 - Michael Graham, McCallister Box, pau ferro
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Michael Graham, McCallister Box, pau ferro, 9 1/2” h x 6 1/4” w x 3 1/2” d Michael Norris Graham (1943 – 2017) was a highly influential artist duri
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Michael Graham, Set of Two Sculptural Boxes41 - Michael Graham, Set of Two Sculptural Boxes
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Michael Graham, Set of Two Sculptural Boxes, maple & paint, 4 1/4” h x 8” w x 5” d & 4 1/2” h x 7 1/2” w x 4” d Michael Norris Graham (19...
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R. Hershausen, Sculpture of Three Women42 - R. Hershausen, Sculpture of Three Women
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R. Hershausen, Sculpture of Three Women, unknown wood, 29” h x 8” w x 8” d
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Stephen Hogbin, Untitled Sculptural Bowl43 - Stephen Hogbin, Untitled Sculptural Bowl
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Stephen Hogbin, Untitled Sculptural Object, maple 3 1/2”h x 6 3/4” w x 2” d Stephen Hogbin Hodgkin was trained as an artist at the Royal College
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Harvey Holland, Tall Lidded Container44 - Harvey Holland, Tall Lidded Container
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Harvey Holland, Tall Lidded Container, walnut, ebony & ziricote, 19 1/2”h x 7” dia
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Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl45 - Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl
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Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl, painted wood, metal, horsehair & gilding, 4”h x 9”did Michael Hosaluk (Canada, born 1954) Micha...
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Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl46 - Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl
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Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl, painted wood, 6 1/2”h x 5 1/4”did Michael Hosaluk (Canada, born 1954) Michael Hosaluk lives and has h
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Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl47 - Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl
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Michael Hosaluk, Untitled Sculptural Bowl, painted wood, 2 3/4”h x 10”w x 5 1/4”d Michael Hosaluk (Canada, born 1954) Michael Hosaluk lives and
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Stephen Hughes, Fish Box48 - Stephen Hughes, Fish Box
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Stephen Hughes, Fish Box, Blackheart Sassafras & glass, 1 1/4” h x 5”
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Stephen Hughes, Classical Series Vessel49 - Stephen Hughes, Classical Series Vessel
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Stephen Hughes, Classical Series Vessel, coolabah burl, 4 1/2 x 8 1/4
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William Hunter, “Interior Views #308,” 198250 - William Hunter, “Interior Views #308,” 1982
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William Hunter, “Interior Views #308,” 1982, maple burl, 1 1/2” h x 5 1/4” dia William Hunter has been a professional studio wood artist since 1969
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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