Lot 562

FOUR AMERICAN SHADOWBOXES BY NARCISSA THORNE

Price Realised USD 5,250

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FOUR AMERICAN SHADOWBOXES BY NARCISSA THORNE

Price Realised USD 5,250

FOUR AMERICAN SHADOWBOXES
BY NARCISSA THORNE, CIRCA 1930
Including 'Christmas Morning' and 'Early American Room', and two framed floral trophies, each signed to the reverse; together with four books on miniature rooms by Mrs. Thorne
11 in. (28 cm.) high, 16 ¼ in. (41 cm.) wide, 7 ½ in. (18.5 cm.) deep, the larger

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Narcissa Thorne (1882-1966) was a Chicago artist renowned for her detailed and intricate dioramas and shadow boxes depicting historical scenes. Painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot, many are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Phoenix Art Museum and the Knoxville Museum of Art.