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Lot 142: A BRONZE BUST OF THE EMPEROR OTHO

Est: £7,000 GBP - £10,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 08, 2011

Item Overview

Description

A BRONZE BUST OF THE EMPEROR OTHO
WORKSHOP OF WILLEM DANIELSZ VAN TETRODE (1525-1588), LATE 16TH CENTURY
On an integral cylindrical bronze socle; dark brown patina with chocolate brown high points
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high overall

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Frankfurt am Main, Liebighaus Museum alter Plastik, Natur und Antike in der Renaissance, 5 Dec. 1985 - 2 Mar. 1986, p. 341, no 29.
A. M. Massinelli, Bronzetti e Anticaglie dalla Guardaroba di Cosimo I, Florence, 1991, pp. 96-99, figs. 81-83.

Notes

A BRONZE BUST OF THE EMPEROR OTHO
WORKSHOP OF WILLEM DANIELSZ VAN TETRODE (1525-1588), LATE 16TH CENTURY
On an integral cylindrical bronze socle; dark brown patina with chocolate brown high points
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high overall

Auction Details

500 Years Important Decorative Arts: The European Connoisseur, An Important European Collection

by
Christie's
December 08, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK