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Lot 82: f - Magelhean eend, a grès sculpture modelled by Joseph Mendes da Costa 1900

Est: €6,000 EUR - €8,000 EURSold:
Sotheby'sAmsterdam, NetherlandsFebruary 05, 2008

Item Overview

Description

modelled as a flightless steamer duck, it's head close to the ground, the body painted in shades of brown on a cream ground, the base grey blue, salt glaze inscribed monogram and date

Dimensions

height 10, 5cm, width 18, 5cm

Literature

Cf. Simon Thomas 2001, p. 216; Exhib. cat. Laren 2000, Meentwijck collection , p. 173, fig. 198 for other versions

Provenance

Glerum Amsterdam, 23 October 1991

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