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Genius with a cornucopia
Lost Art-ID
427720
Artist / Creator
Unknown (Italienisch / Florenz)
Title
Genius with a cornucopia
Dating
1575/1600
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Bronze) ; Metal (Gold) ; Lacquer / gilded
Height
40.00 cm
Inventory number
110 (Graupe)
Description
Young man, standing upright, wearing an elaborately belted robe. A round piece of jewellery on the front of his chest. In his left arm he carries a cornucopia filled with flowers and fruit; a round opening (now closed) originally served to attach a candle plate. His right hand reaches back into his robe. His curly hair, streaked with ribbons, is adorned with a diadem. Minor casting defects. Counterpart to catalogue number 111; see there.
Provenance
Budge Collection; purchased in 1937 (Graupe): [Walter] Pirschel for Dr. Winkler, 2100,- [for catalogue numbers 110 and 111 together];
amicable settlement
Status
amicable settlement
Literature / Source
Paul Graupe: Die Sammlung Frau Emma Budge. Hamburg, Versteigerung am 27., 28. und 29.September 1937. Katalognummer 110; LAB, A Rep. 243-04 Nr. 28, Versteigerungsniederschrift vom 20.10.1937
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