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BUST OF A PHILOSOPHER,the model by C.A.W. SOMMER (Carl August Wilhelm Sommer, 1839-1921), after the antique, Italy, end of the 19th cen
Aug. Wilhelm

Lot 1029: BUST OF A PHILOSOPHER,the model by C.A.W. SOMMER (Carl August Wilhelm Sommer, 1839-1921), after the antique, Italy, end of the 19th cen

Est: CHF 4,000 - CHF 7,000
Koller AuctionsZurich, SwitzerlandMarch 13, 2008

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BUST OF A PHILOSOPHER,the model by C.A.W. SOMMER (Carl August Wilhelm Sommer, 1839-1921), after the antique, Italy, end of the 19th century
Bronze and "Giallo di Siena" marble. With foundry mark FONDERIA SOMMER NAPOLI. H 68 cm.


BÜSTE EINES PHILOSOPHEN, das Modell von C.A.W. SOMMER (Carl August Wilhelm Sommer, 1839-1921), nach Vorlagen der Antike, Italien, Ende 19. Jh.
Bronze und "Giallo di Siena"-Marmor. Büste mit fein ausgearbeitetem Bart und Stirnband, auf eingezogenem, profiliertem Rundsockel. Mit Giessermarke FONDERIA SOMMER NAPOLI. H 68 cm.


Artist or Maker

Aug. Wilhelm

Notes

Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung.



C.A.W. Sommer schuf zahlreiche Büsten und Medaillons, aber auch Brunnenfiguren sowie Denk- und Grabmäler. Seine Werke sind u.a. in Coburg, im Wiener Opernhaus, in der National-Galerie in Berlin und in Dresden ausgestellt.



Lit.: Thieme/Becker, Leipzig 1999; 31/32, S. 268 (biogr. Angaben).

Auction Details

März 2008

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Koller Auctions
March 13, 2008, 10:00 AM EST

Hardturmstrasse 102, Zurich, 8031, CH

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