Lot Essay
Cf. The Harriet N. Smith Collection, Christie's, New York, 1 October 2004, lot 275 for examples of both.
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THE FIRST WITH BLUE AND WHITE 'PS' CANE, SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED 7/50 A303 1973; THE SECOND SIGNED AND INSCRIBED A97475 18/75, CIRCA 1975
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TWO PAUL STANKARD COLOR GROUND WEIGHTS, FROM 'THE AMERICAN FLORAL SERIES'
The first with blue and white 'PS' cane, signed, inscribed and dated 7/50 A303 1973; the second signed and inscribed A97475 18/75, circa 1975
The stylised lady slipper example composed of a pink bud with three green sepals behind on an arched stem with two green leaves at the base; the single dogwood blossom example formed with four heart-shaped white brown-tipped petals centered by a group of yellow stamens, with three green leaves behind and a brown stem below, both on a translucent dark blue ground
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) diameter, 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high; 2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter, 2¼ in (5.7 cm.) high, respectively (2)
The first with blue and white 'PS' cane, signed, inscribed and dated 7/50 A303 1973; the second signed and inscribed A97475 18/75, circa 1975
The stylised lady slipper example composed of a pink bud with three green sepals behind on an arched stem with two green leaves at the base; the single dogwood blossom example formed with four heart-shaped white brown-tipped petals centered by a group of yellow stamens, with three green leaves behind and a brown stem below, both on a translucent dark blue ground
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) diameter, 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high; 2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter, 2¼ in (5.7 cm.) high, respectively (2)