Two Oscar Bach Smoking Stands

circa 1920-30, patinated bronze, iron and brass, the taller with jester form mask cut-out handle, copper basin with a quadruped base with signature plate to underside (38.5 in.); the shorter with figural handle holding a knife with red enamel detailing and signature plate to the underside (33.25 in.).
From the Prominent Contemporary Art Collection of Pamela K. and William A. Royall Jr., Richmond, Virginia
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The shorter missing the insert; attractive patina and verdigris throughout.