Lot 103: Frederick Volck, (German/American, 1833-1891), "Robert E. Lee", patinated bronze, overall h. 19", w. 11", d. 9-1/4"

Name: Frederick Volck, (German/American, 1833-1891), "Robert E. Lee", patinated bronze, overall h. 19", w. 11", d. 9-1/4"
Brand: New Orleans Auction Galleries
SKU: 9e04cd28c0
Price: 1600 USD

Est: $2,000 USD - $4,000 USDSold:

New Orleans Auction GalleriesNew Orleans, LA, USApril 22, 2017

Item Overview

Description

Frederick Volck
(German/American, 1833-1891)

"Robert E. Lee"

patinated bronze
after the 1863 terracotta, inscribed "Frederick Volck/1863/Richmond, Virginia" at back, on a round black marble plinth.
overall h. 19", w. 11", d. 9-1/4"

Notes: Volck was born in Germany but as a young man moved to Virginia where he was employed by the Confederate Naval Ordnance and Hydrography Department. His brother Adalbert, a satirist and caracaturist, was also actively involved in the Confederacy. Volck's sculpture of General Lee was commissioned during the war and was primarily intended as a means of increasing and continuing support for the war effort and the Confederate cause.

Artist or Maker

Friedrich Volck

Condition Report

**In overall very good condition. Marble base: a few small nicks at edges.

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Auction Details

April Specialty Art Sale

New Orleans Auction Galleries

April 22, 2017, 10:00 AM CST

333 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, US

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$50	$99	$10
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