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LOT 0357

Bronze Bird Catcher Figure

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0357

Bronze Bird Catcher Figure

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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