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Sculpture.

Auction #241: March 25th & 26th: Oriental Items and General Merchandise.

LotDescriptionEstimate
1632 GERMAN INLAID WOODEN SCENE. 20th c. Made by "BG" and sold through the Otto Chlup, Jr./ ABC Studio, Heidelber, Germany. The scene is a old German town with people in 19th c. dress holding musical instruments. The woods are burled walnut, maple, pine, and oak. Size: 24 1/2" h., 17 1/2" w. Condition: no defects. 100 - 150
1718 TWO SPANISH IVORY SCENES. Two Spanish ivory carvings of bull fighting scenes set in square wooden frames under convex glass covers. No mark. Size: 6"H, 6 1/4"W. condition: minor wear to frames. 100 - 200
1747 KNEELING BRONZE ARMLESS STATUE. Cast bronze bolted to a brass base. No signature. Shows a "captive" type with the classical affectation of having no arms. Size: 6 1/2" h. Condition: no visible defects. 120 - 200
1817 BRASS CLASSICAL TAZZA. Late 19th / early 20th c. Brass, bolted to a stone base. The motifs are: on the dish, Poseidon with his trident and various sea nymphs and mermen; on the underside of the dish, putti frame several cartouches in which are seen ideal women; along the stem, ram's heads and men's labors; the base is finished with ram's heads and acanthus leaves that terminate in reclining females. Size: 7" h., 6 7/8" dia. at the widest. Condition: no defects (very slight oxidation). 200 - 400
2032 CARVED WOODEN LION. Wooden carving of the sleeping British lion with shield, incised Latin inscription on front "Helvet eorum fidei ac virtuti". No mark. Size: 6 1/8"L, 1 3/4"W, 2 3/4"H. Condition: good. 100 - 200
2033 PR CARVED WOODEN ANGELS. 19th c. (?) South German style carved wooden angels, flat backs for hanging on wall. No mark. Size: both: 10"H, 11"W, 3"d. condition: one angel cracked and repaired, one angel with broken wing tip, needed to be repaired (parts are included). 200 - 400
2034 CARVED NUT FORM INKWELL. Carved wooden inkwell with glass ink well insert, form of a carved nut and leaf, hinged lid top. No mark. Size: 2 1/4"H, 5"L, 3"D. Condition: minor loss to leaf tip, other age appropriate wear. 80 - 160
2035 3 EUROPEAN WOOD CARVINGS. 20th c. Poplar or linden wood. Unsigned and unmarked except for the donkey rider (marked OURO, Made in Spain). These show a male peasant traveler, a female traveler and the donket rider. Perhaps they represent pilgrims. Size: 11" h., 9" h., & 8" h. Condition: the woman was once holding something that is now broken off and missing; rough areas to the right side of the male figure. 50 - 70
2036 THREE WOOD CARVINGS. 20th c. Wood, two are polychromed. They show: a German apothecary grinding medecine; a bartender with a rag and a beer stein; and a carved grotesque face (with bark on its backside). Sizes: 5 1/4" h. (little figures) and 8" h. (face). Condition: no major defects. 40 - 60

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