A carved softwood statuette of a Venetian soldier - image-1

Lot 587 Dα

A carved softwood statuette of a Venetian soldier

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.500 €
Result: 1.860 € (incl. premium)

A carved softwood statuette of a Venetian soldier

Standing figure of a man in ornate armour, presumably originally holding a candlestick. With chips and repaired breakages to the feet and one arm. H 26.5 cm.
18th C.

Provenance

The Grothe Collection.

Literature

Cf. similar statues in: Santini, Le lacche dei Veneziani. Modena 2003, no. 234, p. 244.