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THBVollis Simpson Bottlecap Whirligig
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 26, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM EST with lots #1-783 (separate catalog) and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM EST with lots #784-1261. Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville; and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Vollis Simpson (American/North Carolina, 1919-2013) "Bottlecap Whirligig," outsider art kinetic sculpture featuring a tower of large painted metal bottle cap forms that rotate around a center post crowned with a wooden knob form finial like that of a barber pole, and four blades with applied colorful metal stars. Signed on the round metal base "Vollis Simpson" and dated 1997. 41" H x 14" diameter.
Note: Vollis Simpson was a farm machinery repairman for most of his life, and began making gigantic kinetic sculptures at his family farm in Wilson County when he was nearing retirement age. His windmills and whirligigs are now in the permanent collections of the North Carolina Museum of Art, the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore and the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan. The city of Wilson, NC recently constructed a Whirligig Park featuring the works of Vollis.
Condition
Overall very good condition. A few minor scattered spots of paint flakes, mostly to fan blade near post and on base. Separates into 2 separate sections for packing/moving.
- Provenance
The collection of Ronnie Steine, Nashville, TN.
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