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LOT 0357
Estimate
GBP (£) 1,000 - 1,400
EUR (€) 1,120 - 1,570
USD ($) 1,230 - 1,720
£900 (EUR 1,008; USD 1,103) (+bp*)
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BRONZE BIRD CATCHER FIGURE
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (6.15 kg total, 27 cm high including stand).
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (6.15 kg total, 27 cm high including stand).
A bronze bird catcher figure clad in garments evoking the Middle Ages, modelled in the round stalking his prey with a cage in one hand and a cudgel or baton held in the other, ready to strike, a number of birds suspended from his belt, together with other pouches; mounted on a veined granite base.
PROVENANCE:
English private collection.
