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<p>[QUOTE="ClassicallyDriven, post: 2580073, member: 14860"]Hi, </p><p>I'm not normally an art glass collector but won the candle holder attached in a recent estate sale auction where it caught my eye. The piece belonged to a very prominent collector of automobilia and historic memorabilia. </p><p><br /></p><p>The story in the very limited catalog description is that this piece is by an early 20th century Belgian artist and was given as a gift to General George S Patton in 1944 by a Belgian dignitary. I don't have any documentation on this and don't think there will be a way to prove that connection (I always take stories like this with a grain of salt) </p><p><br /></p><p>The piece itself is very heavy (just under 5 lbs) and around 4 1/2" tall - it looks to be very high quality to my untrained eye. It is signed on the bottom but I can't make out the signature - very difficult to read or photograph. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any insight from art glass experts would be greatly appreciated! [ATTACH=full]270720[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270722[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270723[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270724[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ClassicallyDriven, post: 2580073, member: 14860"]Hi, I'm not normally an art glass collector but won the candle holder attached in a recent estate sale auction where it caught my eye. The piece belonged to a very prominent collector of automobilia and historic memorabilia. The story in the very limited catalog description is that this piece is by an early 20th century Belgian artist and was given as a gift to General George S Patton in 1944 by a Belgian dignitary. I don't have any documentation on this and don't think there will be a way to prove that connection (I always take stories like this with a grain of salt) The piece itself is very heavy (just under 5 lbs) and around 4 1/2" tall - it looks to be very high quality to my untrained eye. It is signed on the bottom but I can't make out the signature - very difficult to read or photograph. Any insight from art glass experts would be greatly appreciated! [ATTACH=full]270720[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270722[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270723[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270724[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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