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LOT 0414
Renaissance Bronze Figure of a Wildman
GERMANY, BAVARIA, NUREMBERG (?), CIRCA 1525-1550 A.D.
7 3/4 in. (1.17 kg total, 19.7 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round, figure of a woodwose or rustic figure with fur texture over his body; wreath of leaves to brow and sash belt tied at his waist; socket to right hand, hole to top of head; from a candleholder; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Christie's, New York, 23 April 2021, no.40.
Ex central London gallery.
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Large Copper Bowl with Script
India, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With repeating script and geometric bands to the body. 1.67 kg, 33 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
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Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With two lines of a poem, permitting a view into a grand architectural setting, populated by falconers, musicians, attendants and others entertaining a prince seated beneath a pagoda, hilly landscape beyond the walls, broad stylised floral border to three sides, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 38.6 x 25.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Post Medieval Iron Axehead Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising a large side-axe with wide chin; a substantial felling axe with punched maker's mark 'K' to one face. 1.98 kg total, 16.5-20.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
