Circa 1940's Rookwood Pottery Ceramic Humidor and Music Box - Roth Collection

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2017

Circa 1940's Rookwood Pottery Ceramic Humidor and Music Box

This lot features a highly collectible cigarette holder and music box made by the Rookwood Pottery company. Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati was the first to gain artistic recognition and respect in the US. Inspired by the art she saw at the Centennial Exhibition in 1876, Maria Longworth asked her father Joseph Longworth to provide the funds for the company. Rookwood, named after the Longworth family estate, became the first female manufacturing company in the US. This fine piece depicts golf as well as fishing, football, and equestrian. The music box is in working order, the base is missing one foot, where a previous owner inserted a small piece of wood. The humidor/music box stands 8" tall.

**THE JOHN ROTH COLLECTION**
This US Open Auction features many items from the collection of John Roth (1940-2015.) John spent 25 years amassing a collection of golf memorabilia and golf antiques that would rival most of the golf museums around the globe. John had a passion for the history and nuance of the game, its traditions and the ever-changing evolution of the manufacture of its equipment. John was a member of the Golf Collectors Society, and actively participated in many of its events around the country. John was also a long-time player in the Society of Hickory Golfers’ tournaments around the country, which honor the traditions of the game by playing with antique, wooden-shafted clubs. During his lifelong participation in the two organizations, John won or placed highly in several tournaments and made many lifelong friends with whom he found camaraderie in his pursuit of all things golf. It is his family’s wish that the items that John treasured so much find loving new homes where they can continue to be enjoyed and tell the history of the sport that meant so much to their husband and father.

Please note: This auction will end at 7:00pm EST on Sunday, June 18th, with EXTENDED BIDDING to follow. All items in the auction will remain open until no items have received a bid within a 15 minute time period. All lots are free to be bid on until extended bidding has ended