Sunday, May 21, 2023
LOT #127

John Gouldin (American, 20th Century) Welded Wire Sculpture Assortment

(3) undated and unsigned items including a man holding an umbrella balancing on an inclined rod loosely fitted into a hole drilled in a limestone block, a man holding an umbrella walking a dog and a rotary telephone with extra handset

Estimate: $200 - $300

Provenance: the Estate of Solomon "Fred" Spector, violinist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1956-2003. Gouldin was a former Catholic priest who became a sculptor and set designer among his many vocations and avocations, also a personal friend of author Alan Watts

Dimensions: Height: 38 inches, Width: 45 inches, Depth: 16 inches (tallest)

Condition: Good to Fair, overall moderate wear, oxidation, balancing man having a cross-piece at upper end of rod possibly supported a missing element, dog walker having a broken weld at spine, extra handset having a taped broken weld

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%), Wisconsin (5.500%)

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