The Big Find

This is a big find, and I mean BIG. I was lucky enough to win this at auction for a staggering price. Let's just say that it was a low starting bid and I was the only bidder. Shown with an average can opener for scale. My guess is that the other potential bidders thought that this was a regular sized can opener, which are usually fairly worthless, or they were aware that it was a large art piece but thought that it was some cheap modern item. It is a Pop Art wall sculpture by Curtis Jere circa 1979 and even features the artist's signature and date. It's very heavy, well made, and in almost perfect condition. You can find several examples currently listed for sale ranging anywhere from $900-$3,500. I'm not sure what exactly this would sell for at auction or whether this would appeal more to art collectors or corkscrew collectors, but for now it will stay here in the collection, although I'm not quite sure where to put this thing.