SEPTEMBER FINE ESTATES DESIGN - ART- JEWELRY
Lot 140:
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Stavros Chrysostomides (1923-2007) ) Hand Crafted, Commissioned in the 1970s, Pair of Copper and Mixed Metal Gamecock Sculptures. One at 37.5"x19"x5.5". One agt 41"x30"x6". Weight 11 lbs 12 oz. Stavros Chrysostomides was just a grammar school student when his carving of a mare and colt from a bar of Blue Heron Soap won a national competition. The prize was $50, a huge sum in those days, but the bigger prize was the art career that sprang from that early beginning. Born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, the son of Greek immigrants, Chrysostomides enlisted in the United States Army after high school and was sent to Fort Jackson for his military service. Transferred to the Air Force, he developed a love for planes and learned the construction techniques that he would later use in his art. Returning to Columbia after his military service, Chrysostomides embarked on a very full and busy life. His company, Trojan Signs, produced signs for local businesses while he simultaneously created intricate bronze sculptures at his South Carolina Wildlife Designs studio and foundry on Monticello Road. His giant ice cream cone, which towers over Zesto’s in West Columbia, has long reminded customers of the delights of soft-serve ice cream dipped in chocolate. The soaring McGregor Cross he created for McGregor Presbyterian Church is a sublime communication of spiritual love. His work can be found in the South Carolina State Museum.
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