ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM – 21st Annual Benefit Art Auction
Auction Ends: Oct 31, 2012 08:00 PM EDT

Art

Acorn Box with Dansk Design

Item Number
228
Estimated Value
90 USD
Leading Bid
35 USD
Number of Bids
2  -  Bid History

Live Event Item

After the online close, this item went to a Live Event for further bidding. Absentee Bidding offered.

Item Description

Teak, 6 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 4"

This vintage Dansk Acorn Round Wood Box was possibly designed as a cigarette holder/humidor. Piece is marked with the early Dansk 4 ducks logo/Denmark 1HQ and dates from the early 1960s.  

Artist: Jens Harald Quistgaard

Jens Harald Quistgaard was a Danish sculptor and designer, known principally for his work for the American company Dansk Designs, where he was chief designer from 1954 and for the following three decades. His work, which won many international awards, is in the permanent collections of major museums, among them the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Louvre.

 

Item Special Note

This item can be shipped via UPS or picked up at the Attleboro Arts Museum from November 6 – 10, 2012.  The Museum is open Tuesday – Saturday from 10-4pm.  The winning bidder is responsible for all shipping and handling costs.  The artist retains all reproduction and copyrights.

 

Donated By:

Estate of Davida Newman