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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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Bronze Statuette of Mercury
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled standing nude in contrapposto stance, wearing a mantle draped to the left shoulder and secured at the right, small wings embedded in the curly hair, left hand extended in gripping attitude, right hand thrust forward holding a small coin-purse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.23 kg total, 24.7 cm including stand
Private collection, England. -
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Renaissance Stained Glass Panel of a Bearded Man
France, Troyes, circa 1530-1550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Irregular cordiform angel in lead framing; head of a bearded man with downcast gaze, tousled hair. 80 grams, 14 cm
with Rieunier & Associes, 25 October 2004, no.52. Accompanied by a copy of a two page illustrated catalogue information page. -
Cased Post Medieval 'Published' Bronze Livery Button Collection
Mid 18th-mid 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including gilt and tinned types with heraldic crests on torses and crowns, rampant lions and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series and Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840. 1.41 kg total, 37 x 26.6 cm including box
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
