STEPHAN WALTER (GERMAN 1871-1937); A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY STANDING AT THE PROW OF A SHIP
Cast by the Gladenbeck Foundry, Berlin, Circa 1903
Modelled wearing a winged hat and holding a caduceus, inscribed and dated to the cast 'Stephan Walter 1903', further detailed 'AKT. GESELLSHAFT .. H. GLADENBECK, Berlin' and numbered 117659, mounted on a marble plinth, 53.5cm
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£400 - £600
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Hammer price:
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£400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance:
Acquired by the vendor's family at some point during the early part of 20th Century, who were based in Hamburg and part of the shipping freight industry.
The Berlin based foundry, Aktein-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck, operated from 1851 until 1926 and was one of Germany's most significant foundries, producing some of the most important bronze castings of the day to the highest of standards.
