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