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Artworks
MICHAEL MASSIE, C.M., R.C.A. (1962-) KIPPENS, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Bounce (Teapot #28), 1998sterling silver with spiral finish, oak, and beach pebble, 5.25 x 10.5 x 2.5 in (13.3 x 26.7 x 6.3 cm), signed with artist’s flying bird stamp.LOT 30
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000Further images
Michael Massie’s 28th teapot, entitled Bounce, appears as a striking piece of modern art at first glance, until you see it - a pebble, collected from the beach, perfectly placed...Michael Massie’s 28th teapot, entitled Bounce, appears as a striking piece of modern art at first glance, until you see it - a pebble, collected from the beach, perfectly placed atop this teapot functioning as a handle for the lid. Curves, simulating chopping water, make up the entire sculpture, starting from the beautiful oak handle all the way to the tip of the teapot’s spout pointed upward. The pebble appears almost unattached to the sculpture itself, perhaps ready at any point to roll down the curved hump of the sterling silver body and off the tip of the spout. The piece is, in fact, inspired by Massie’s childhood memories of skipping rocks on the water; the form of this sculpture makes it as dynamic as the title suggests.
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Provenance
Waddington's, Toronto;
Acquired from the above by John and Joyce Price, Seattle.
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