A large silver standing figure of a Vestal - image-1

Lot 800 Dα

A large silver standing figure of a Vestal

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 17.500 € (incl. premium)

A large silver standing figure of a Vestal

Losses to the area around the feet, a formerly attached attribute in her left hand lost. A loss to the area of the feet, the attribute formerly held in the left hand lost. H 87 cm, weight 17,800 g.
Unmarked, silver tested between 800 and 900. After Eugène Louis Lequesne, Paris 19th ct.

Provenance

From an Austrian private collection.

Literature

A smaller modeln in bronze auctioned Sotheby's New York, 6th June 1997, Lot 52.