2025 Summer Fine Art & Antiques (Day 1)
Sat, Jul 12, 2025 09:00AM EDT
Lot 680
Bill Ralston Carved Limestone Owl
Estimate: $400 - $450
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Bill Ralston (Tennessee, 20th/21st century) carved stone sculpture of an owl on an integral base. 12 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 in. D. Note: Bell Buckle, Tennessee-based artist William (Bill) Ralston studied art at Vanderbilt University under sculptor Puryear Mims; his first shows were in the 1970s. In 1980 he was awarded Best in Show in Nashville's Century III Exhibit by New York Times Art Critic John Canaday. His public sculptures have been installed at Cheekwood and St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, the Public Library in Brentwood, TN, and in Scottsboro, Alabama. He was commissioned in 2013 as a sculptor of the Tennessee Governor's Arts Awards.
Condition
Overall very good condition.
Provenance
The estates of Walter and Dr. Mary Schatz, Nashville.
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