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Lot 565: STATUETTE REPRESENTANT HERCULE

Est: €10,000 EUR - €15,000 EURSold:
Christie'sParis, FranceFebruary 23, 2009

Item Overview

Description

STATUETTE REPRESENTANT HERCULE
ENTOURAGE DE LEONHARD KERN (1588-1662), MILIEU DU XVIIEME SIECLE
En ivoire sculpté, représenté nu, debout, la main droite reposant sur sa massue; sur un socle entièrement sculpté de style naturaliste et sur un piédestal rectangulaire d'époque postérieure à panneaux d'ébène, décoré sur les trois côtés; chacun avec un camée ovale représentant une figure classique; petites craquelures et restaurations
Hauteur: 18.1 cm. (7 in.), Hauteur totale: 31.3 cm. (12¼ in.)

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Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF HERCULES
CIRCLE OF LEONHARD KERN (1588-1662), MID 17TH CENTURY
Depicted nude, standing and resting his right hand on his club, on an integrally carved naturalistic base and later rectangular panelled ebony pedestal decorated on three sides, each with an oval cameo with classical figure; minor cracks and restorations

Auction Details

Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé

by
Christie's
February 23, 2009, 07:00 PM CET

9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 75008, FR