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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]
Provenance
with Christie's, New York, 23 April 2021, no.40.
Ex central London gallery.
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