ID 1027519
Lot 139 | FOUR CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT SCULPTURES
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
IN THE MANNER OF ABRAHAM DRENTWETT II, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1680
Each realistically cast and chased depicting the seated Paris, Aphrodite and Cupid, Hera and her peacock, and Athena, on later wood plinth, each marked on base and with later guarantee mark used in Sardinia 1825-1831, reconnaissance mark used in Sardinia second half of 1824, and territorial mark used in Genoa 1824-1873
11 in. (28 cm.) high, the tallest
31 oz. 12 dwt. (984 gr.) weighable silver
Provenance
Emma Louisa, Lady Rothschild (1844-1935), by descent to,
Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (1877-1923), by descent to,
Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild (1910-1990), sold,
The Rt. Hon Lord Rothschild, O.M., F.R.S.; Christie’s, London, 13 May 1970, lot 160.
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
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