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FIBERGLASS, RESIN AND STONE DUST SCULPTURE SIMULATING MARBLE REPRESENTING CLASSICALLY INSPIRED FEMALE FIGURE 20TH CENTURYDIMENSIONSHEIGHT: 174 CMPROVENANCE: COLLECTION OF FREDERICK W. HINKE, AND THENCE BY DESCENT IN THE SAME FAMILY. FREDERICK WILLIAM HINKE (1900-1960) WAS AN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT AND THE SON OF DR. WILLIAM JOHN HINKE, A PROMINENT SCHOLAR AND CLOSE FRIEND OF MANY OF WASHINGTON D.C.’S POLITICIANS, INCLUDING THE WELL-KNOWN DULLES FAMILY. FREDERICK HINKE BECAME POLITICALLY ACTIVE AND SERVED AS U.S. VICE CONSUL FROM 1926-1929 AND AS U.S. CONSUL IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA IN 1932, BEFORE MOVING TO TIANJIN IN 1938. HIS WORK ALLOWED HIM TO BUILD A COLLECTION OF CHINESE WORKS OF ART WHICH WAS KEPT IN THE FAMILY FOR AROUND 70 YEARS BEFORE IT FIRST ENTERED THE ART MARKET.
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Estimate $3,000-$5,000
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Important Celebrity Heritage Auction
Jul 29, 2023 8:00 AM EDTChicago, IL, United States
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