TAFT EXCEPTIONAL WHIMSICAL FIGURAL COVERED CANDY DISH.
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Winning Bid:
$916.86 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
12
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #235 Session I
Value Code:
I/J - $400 to $1,000 Help Icon
Item Description
5.5"tall and 4" dia. Painted ceramic w/"Copyright Milton Helmick 1911" inside lid. Taft is depicted sporting a blue suit jacket and wearing brown pants on this appropriately rotund dish. Detailed facial features include a whimsical face w/a large white mustache. Only light age. Free of chips and dings. Exc. This likeness of Taft is as charming as it is amusing and is the only example we've encountered in our 55 years. Mike Nichols Collection.
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