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Notes:
[1] A kylix is a broad shallow two-handled cup used for drinking wine in ancient Greece.
ProvenanceTo 1963
Reynolds family, Winston-Salem, NC. Purchased from artist (presumably). [1]
From 1963 to 1998
Bob Gibson, Greensboro, NC. Purchased from yard sale at Reynolda House, sold by Zach Reynolds in 1963. [2]
From 1998
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC. Purchased from Bob Gibson, Greensboro, NC in July 1998. [3]
Notes:
[1] 1998 letter/receipt from Bob Gibson, Object File.
[2] See Note 1.
[3] See Note 1.
Purchase Receipt: Letter and receipt from Bob Gibson, acknowledging sale of this smoker to Reynolda House Museum of American Art, July 24, 1998.
DepartmentHistoric House
Smoker
Maker
Oscar B. Bach
(1884 - 1957)
Date1930-1940
Mediumbronze (or perhaps brass and other metals)
DimensionsOverall: 40 3/8 × 10 × 10 in. (102.6 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineReynolda Estate
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1922.2.172
DescriptionThe kylix-shaped [1] ash bowl of this smoking stand is held atop a tall rope-twist standard on a round gently-sloping stand. The bail-shaped handle is topped with the figure of a dancing satyr flanked on the bowl by cigarette rests borne on stylized Archaic horses heads. The whole smoking stand is covered with a brown chemical patina.Notes:
[1] A kylix is a broad shallow two-handled cup used for drinking wine in ancient Greece.
ProvenanceTo 1963
Reynolds family, Winston-Salem, NC. Purchased from artist (presumably). [1]
From 1963 to 1998
Bob Gibson, Greensboro, NC. Purchased from yard sale at Reynolda House, sold by Zach Reynolds in 1963. [2]
From 1998
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC. Purchased from Bob Gibson, Greensboro, NC in July 1998. [3]
Notes:
[1] 1998 letter/receipt from Bob Gibson, Object File.
[2] See Note 1.
[3] See Note 1.
Purchase Receipt: Letter and receipt from Bob Gibson, acknowledging sale of this smoker to Reynolda House Museum of American Art, July 24, 1998.
Status
On view
Object/Object
