1981 Neal Small for Fred Howard "Sledgehammer" Bud Vase

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Signed 1981 Neal Small for Fred Howard Steel, Hickory and Lucite "Sledgehammer" Bud Vase. Titled the Fred Howard vase. Perfect … more Signed 1981 Neal Small for Fred Howard Steel, Hickory and Lucite "Sledgehammer" Bud Vase. Titled the Fred Howard vase. Perfect for single stem rose. Table vase with hand crafted Hickory handle, recessed interior Lucite liner and Black Cast Iron base. Made in honour of Fred Howard, a Neal small patron and inventor of leggs pantyhose. #2 in edition of 6. Signed Neal Small 2/6. 1981. Purchased from Fred Howard estate. Representing Delicacy. Strength. American Craft Movement. Neo Dada. Rarity. While a New York artist Neal Small specialized in Lucite, Mirror and Glass pieces. His pieces are held in museum collections including the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art in New York less