Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I
Sat, Oct 30, 2021 12:00PM EDT
![[Dante] Dante?s Carved Wooden Apple Tray/Ashtray. Circa 195...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3540/35403237.jpeg?t=1VT8zr)
Lot 205
[Dante] Dante?s Carved Wooden Apple Tray/Ashtray. Circa 195...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Dante (Harry August Jansen). Dante?s Carved Wooden Apple Tray/Ashtray. Circa 1950. Grotesque carved hardwood sculpture in the form of a leering demonic figure crouched over a shallow tray between its feet, meant for use as an ashtray. Height 10". With a letter of provenance from Al Sharpe, the former owner, describing the object as a ?horrendous ornament? at Rancho Dante on his visit there in the 1940s, and which he would later receive as a gift from magician Gerald Kosky.
