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Click here to subscribeDOUG HYDE (BRITISH 1972) 'BOX OF LOVE', a limited edition box set comprising a 13cm bronze sculpture, four limited edition prints approximate 23cm x 23cm, and a hardback book 122/495 with certificate, book and prints are still shrink wrapped, sculpture is in good condition (artist resale rights apply)
A NOVELTY CHROME TABLE LIGHTER IN THE FORM OF A ROLLS ROYCE RADIATOR GRILLE, hinged top, height 9cm, together with a novelty lighter in the form of a crown green bowling ball, a cold painted bronze kingfisher and marble ashtray, one leg cracked, height 9.5cm and a Hoselton aluminium sculpture of The Loon with certificate (4 & certificate)
NINE BOXES AND LOOSE CERAMICS AND GLASSWARES, to include a large mid twentieth century, turquoise glazed, Italian table lamp height 39cm, a mid-twentieth century, unmarked bronze giraffe figure height 15.5cm, a 1950s Wade Zamba pin dish, an unmarked probably Poole Pottery twin toned conch shell, a Jersey Pottery table lamp height 19cm and candle holder, three Prinknash black and gilt vases, a thirty eight piece Johnson Bros dinner service, six Judge oven to tableware dishes, Rotary Club commemoratives, collectors plates, animal ornaments, glassware to include a boxed set of six Pieroth gilt rimmed wine glasses, twelve small Holland beer glasses (boxed), two boxed champagne glasses etc (sd) (9 BOXES + LOOSE)
Desk Accessory Assortment Over (40) items including a blue crystal inkwell; (3) mechanical pencils including (2) Cross gold-tone; (3) letter openers including (1) having a fold-out pen knife; (7) folding knives from makers such as Whale and Camilus; (3) paperweights including a bronze mouse eating a book, a glass bear and a globular; an enamel-topped trinket box; a cut-to-clear red glass and brass trinket box having wild-life motifs; (3) decorated wood boxes; a magnifying glass having a resin eagle handle; together with an engraved circular metal disk having heraldic decoration, a brass seahorse and (13) Asian rug style woven coasters / mats Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Streeterville) estate Length: 9 inches, Width: 3 1/4 inches, Depth: 1 3/4 inches (magnifying glass) Condition: Very Good to Good, engraved metal disk is a fragment of a larger piece, somewhat ragged at edge; cut to clear box having broken hinge; mechanical pencils working when tested Category: Decorative Arts > Objects Estimated Sale Time: 11:14 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1
Japanese Bronze Okimono Candlestick Meiji depiction of an anthropomorphized frog carrying a lotus seedpod candle holder; mounted to an ovoid bronze base resting on wide cabriole legs with ball feet Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 11 1/2 inches, Width: 5 1/4 inches, Depth: 4 inches Condition: Very Good, possibly missing something held in the right hand; mounting screw and washers on underside replaced; dent to top edge of base, 1cm chip with loss on upper oval of base; a leg bent leaving a crack and resulting in a wobble; overall light wear consistent with normal use Category: Decorative Arts > Statues Estimated Sale Time: 11:49 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8
Asian Decorative Object Assortment (9) items including a Japanese bronze candlestick depicting a crane grasping a lotus plant in its beak while riding on the back of a Longgu turtle; a carved wood box depicting a snail and a turtle resting on a lotus pad; a carved wood hook / bracket representing a winged serpent; and (6) Indonesian bent bamboo boxes Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Streeterville) estate Height: 15 1/4 inches, Width: 5 1/2 inches, Depth: 3 3/4 inches (candlestick) Condition: Very Good to Good, candle stick separates where the lotus plant rises from the cranes neck; overall light wear consistent with normal use Category: Decorative Arts > Asian Estimated Sale Time: 11:53 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1
Asian Decorative Object Assortment (14) items including pair of Galvano Bronze P. Mori & Son Japanese couple bronze-clad book ends depicting Japanese male and female figures standing next to a flowing stream, marked on undersides; a bronze miniature replica of a Japanese samurai kabuto helmet having the Ishikawa family crest (mon) on the datemono of the helmet and a lion figure on the top of the piece, marked with Japanese text and seal on underside of the shikoro (neck guard), with orange decorative rentention cord and a plain black wooden stand; (2) Japanese bamboo and paper folding fans with landscape motifs; a Japanese lacquered box with golden crane motif; a Chinese carving of a man drinking from a large vessel, reclining, marked 'Hong Kong' on underside with custom wood base; (2) small figurines including a bone style Buddha atop traditional carved wood plinth and resin Chinese-style dragon; a Chinese wood carving depicting cavalry and infantry soldiers within an architectural setting having gold, black and red painted finish atop a black and aubergine rectangular base; a roll of Japanese cotton fabric having white on navy geometric motif; a Japanese hanging textile having black horizontal bar and cream and light beige floral earth tone motif; a Japanese wood box holding (4) elliptical porcelain scroll weights and tassels; and a rectangular tile of flat sedimentary rock containing the fossils of (2) small fish with modern Japanese writing directly on the tile, on cotton loosely framed Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Streeterville) estate Height: 7 3/4 inches, Width: 5 inches, Depth: 4 1/2 inches (male bookend (same sizes)) Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; Japanese fan with silver landscape having broken handle rivet; datemono not attached to kabuto and missing nut and bolt; fish fossil not secured within frame Category: Decorative Arts > Asian Estimated Sale Time: 11:54 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6
Chinese Bronze Age Qijia Style Owl Effigy Textured earthenware handled pitcher having a hood luted at the rim representing a stylized owl with eye-holes and applied punctated ribbon-like decoration; together with a Song style 3-spouted vessel having a loop handle and remnants of an ochre-toned glaze that ends just below the spouts, leaving an unglazed foot Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 7 1/4 inches, Length: 5 1/4 inches, Width: 4 3/4 inches (Qijia) Condition: Very Good, surface irregularities typical of hand-potted wares; no chips or cracks noted to the owl effigy; Song vessel having a rim chip, worn and faded glaze and dirt-plugged spouts Category: Decorative Arts > Asian Estimated Sale Time: 12:04 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5
Japanese Bronze Object Assortment (4) items including chagama kettle having phoenix motif, crab tea ceremony utensil rest, incense censer having dragon boat motif with figural lid and urn having animal and geometric motifs Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Streeterville) estate Height: 11 3/4 inches, Width: 6 1/2 inches Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use Category: Decorative Arts > Asian Estimated Sale Time: 12:06 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3
Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp Dual socket lamp having 8-panel slag glass shade in tones of ivory and brown with metal frame on base having a bronze finish Height: 22 inches, Diameter: 17 inches Condition: Good, metal shade frame having frequent flaking and loss to bronze colored finish; base having light nicks, scuffs and wear to finish along edging, a small white paint spot on shaft; working wen tested, needs rewiring Category: Decorative Arts > Lamps Estimated Sale Time: 10:32 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2
Japanese Bronze Patina Floor Lamp with Globe 20th Century, having a dragon motif on the base, bat motif in the center and tree with birds motif at the top; white glass globe with three character marks and open top Height: 61 inches (not including globe) Condition: Very Good, light wear overall; minor areas of color loss; globe is cracked with small chips on the edges; cord having minor areas of damage Category: Decorative Arts > Lamps Estimated Sale Time: 10:34 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Illinois (8%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4
Tiffany Studios Dore Bronze Lamp Base Embossed 'Favrile Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc 22' on underside, a desk lamp base having a center harp and green enamel decoration around base; together with a pink swirl and green slag glass shade Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 16 inches, Diameter: 5 inches Condition: Good, light wear, tarnish and light dirt accumulation; lamp shade having missing green glass and frame damage; working when tested Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:38 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8Photograph #9Photograph #10Photograph #11Photograph #12Photograph #13Photograph #14Photograph #15
Tiffany Studios Patinated Bronze Counterbalance Floor Lamp c.1910, patinated bronze base having five feet, impressed 'Tiffany Studios 468' to the underside of a foot, counter-balance weighted ball in a foliate cradle; Louis Comfort Tiffany blue Favrile spider web decorated shade signed 'L.C.T.' and 'Favrile' on the top edge Provenance: Purchased on March 31, 2007 from Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 55 inches, Width: 14 inches, Depth: 14 inches (shade measures 10 inches in diameter) Condition: Very Good, no chips or cracks noted on the shade; dirt accumulation on shade; minor wear on lamp base; cord not original Disclaimers: we cannot guarantee the operation - working when tested, plug and switch possibly replaced Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:38 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8Photograph #9Photograph #10Photograph #11Photograph #12Photograph #13Photograph #14Photograph #15Photograph #16Photograph #17Photograph #18Photograph #19Photograph #20Photograph #21Photograph #22Photograph #23
Tiffany Studios Patinated Bronze Counterbalance Floor Lamp c.1910, impressed 'Tiffany Studios 468' mark to the underside of a foot, (5) spade feet, counter-balance weighted ball in a foliate cradle; unmarked favrile green wave shade measuring 5.50-inches tall with a diameter of 10.25-inches Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 55 inches, Width: 14 inches, Depth: 14 inches Condition: Very Good, no chips or cracks noted on the shade; dirt accumulation on shade; minor wear on lamp base; cord showing some damage; working when tested, plug and switch possibly replaced Disclaimers: we cannot guarantee the operation or longevity Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:39 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8Photograph #9Photograph #10Photograph #11Photograph #12Photograph #13Photograph #14Photograph #15Photograph #16Photograph #17Photograph #18Photograph #19
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Book Ends Pair in gilt bronze having a repousse design depicting a pastoral field with (2) trees and other foliage; impressed 'L.C. Tiffany Furnaces Favrile 605' Provenance: Purchased May 1, 2010 from Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 4 1/4 inches, Width: 7 7/8 inches Condition: Very Good, light wear, some scratches and scuffs on backsides from use; felt on underside is worn Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:52 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3
Tiffany Studios 'Zodiac' Pen Stand and Fountain Pen (2) items including a bronze double pen stand having gold-tone receptacles, marked 'Tiffany Studios New York 2114' on underside; and a Sheaffers fountain pen having a brown celluloid shaft and gold nib marked '14k' Property from: a Park Ridge, Illinois collector Height: 4 inches, Width: 7 1/4 inches, Depth: 4 1/4 inches (pen stand) Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; pen holders possibly replaced; fountain pen missing cap Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:53 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3
Tiffany Studios Gilt Dore Bronze and Albalone Thermometer Impressed 'Tiffany Studios New York 1167' on back, having clusters of abalone discs in each corner and an incised art deco pattern Provenance: Purchased on April 25, 2013 from Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 8 3/4 inches, Width: 4 inches, Depth: 4 inches (standing) Condition: Very Good, light wear; minor verdigris; light dirt accumulation; not tested Disclaimers: we cannot guarantee the operation, accuracy or longevity Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:54 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2
Tiffany Studios Pine Needle Paper Clip Impressed 'Tiffany Studios New York 971' bronze paper clip having green glass and a golden brown patina Provenance: Purchased on April 26, 2007 from Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (copy of original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 1 1/4 inches, Length: 3 3/4 inches, Width: 2 1/4 inches Condition: Very Good, light wear; no damage noted; light dirt accumulation Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:55 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4
Tiffany Studios Zodiac Paper Clip Impressed 'Tiffany Studios, New York 1080' bronze paper clip having the embossed goat in center and a golden brown patina Provenance: Purchased May 2, 2009 from Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 1 1/4 inches, Length: 3 3/4 inches, Width: 2 1/8 inches Condition: Very Good, light wear consistent with age, light patina, no damage noted Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:56 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5
Tiffany Studios Lion Paperweight Impressed 'Tiffany Studios New York 932' on underside, bronze having original patina Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 1 3/8 inches, Width: 5 1/4 inches Condition: Very Good, light wear, no damage noted Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:57 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3
Tiffany Studios Dore Bronze Plates (2) items, impressed 'Tiffany Studios New York 1749' on underside of rim, having a border and concave recessed centers Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Diameter: 9 inches (largest; small plate 7.75) Condition: Very Good, light wear; no damage noted; minor tarnish; light dirt accumulation, Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:58 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6
Tiffany Studios Dore Bronze Compote Stamped 'Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc 504' on underside, decorated in blue enamel Provenance: Purchased April 24, 2008 from Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 3 inches, Diameter: 7 inches Condition: Good, light wear; minor chips to the enamel; occasional tarnish to well Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:59 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4
Tiffany Studios 'Adam' Desk Box Embossed 'Tiffany Studios New York 1781' on underside; oval shaped, gilt and enameled bronze having floral garlands with a center floral rosette Provenance: Purchased November 6, 2016 from Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (copy of original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 1 3/4 inches, Width: 4 inches, Depth: 3 1/2 inches Condition: Very Good, light wear to gilding; occasional scratching to inside and outside of box floor consistent with normal use Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 10:59 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6
Tiffany Studios Bronze Vases / Candlesticks Pair model #1321, marked 'Tiffany Studios / New York' on undersides; cast bronze tubular vases having rolled rims on flanged dome bases Provenance: Purchased on December 18, 2011 at H&B Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota (original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 10 1/2 inches, Diameter: 4 inches (diameter at base) Condition: Very Good, light wear consistent with normal use Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 11:00 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8
Tiffany Studios Bronze Candlesticks Pair of Art Nouveau model #1213, marked 'Tiffany Studios / New York' and having sequential #1456 and #1457 scratched below model number; designed by Robert Riddle Jarvie (American, 1865-1941) Provenance: Purchased April 8, 2006 at Philip Chasen Antiques, New York (original receipt included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 18 7/8 inches, Diameter: 5 3/4 inches (diameter at base) Condition: Very Good, no damage noted; some tarnish on underside of a bobeche Category: Crystal & Glass > L.C. Tiffany Estimated Sale Time: 11:01 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8Photograph #9
Georges De Feure Art Nouveau Candlesticks c.1900, unmarked bronze designed for Siegfried Bing L'Art Nouveau Gallery in Paris; illustrated in the Paris Salons: 1895-1914, volume 5, page 210 by Alastair Duncan Provenance: Purchased November 2, 2006 from Macklowe Gallery, New York (original invoice included) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 11 3/8 inches, Diameter: 5 1/8 inches Condition: Very Good, light wear consistent with normal use Category: Decorative Arts > Objects Estimated Sale Time: 11:01 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8Photograph #9
Bronze Bowl Footed bowl having (2) curved handles ending inside bowl; dark patina Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 2 1/4 inches, Diameter: 4 inches Condition: Very Good, light wear; verdigris under rim; no damage noted Category: Decorative Arts > Objects Estimated Sale Time: 11:02 am (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3
Franz von Stuck 1863 Tettenweis - 1928 München Monna Vanna. Um 1920/22. Bronze mit dunkelbrauner Patina. Vorne am Sockel betitelt 'Monna Vanna' sowie bezeichnet 'Franz von Stuck'. Gesamt: 54 x 9 x 9 cm (21,2 x 3,5 x 3,5 in). Gegossen bei C. Leyrer, München (verso am Fuß des Sockels mit dem Gießerstempel). • In der Konzentriertheit der Formen und der Reduktion der Bewegung beschreitet Stuck in der Bronzeplastik neue, in Richtung Art déco weisende Wege • Die Gestalt der Monna Vanna, literarische Heldin der Renaissance und des Symbolismus vereint auf einzigartige Weise die künstlerischen Inspirationsquellen Stucks • Seit Erwerb vom Künstler in Familienbesitz und erstmals auf dem Auktionsmarkt angebotenes Exemplar der seltenen Bronze. PROVENIENZ: Privatsammlung Bayern (direkt vom Künstler erworben, seither in Familienbesitz). LITERATUR: Franz von Stuck. Maler-Graphiker-Bildhauer-Architekt, Ausst.-Kat. Museum Villa Stuck, München 1982, S. 188. Franz von Stuck. Pathos & Eros, Ausst.-Kat. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 1995, S. 92, Kat.-Nr. 60 (anderes Exemplar). Claudia Gross-Roath, Das Frauenbild bei Franz von Stuck, Weimar 1999, S. 275. Thomas Raff, 'Die Kraft des Mannes und die weiche Schmiegsamkeit des Weibes': Franz von Stuck: Das plastische Werk, Ausst.-Kat. Franz von Stuck Geburtshaus Tettenweis 2011, S. 104-105 (anderes Exemplar). Schönheit-Stärke-Leidenschaft. Die Plastiken Franz von Stucks in den historischen Räumen neu präsentiert, Begleitheft zur Ausstellung Villa Stuck München, hrsg. von Margot Th. Brandhuber, München 2020, S. 8 (anderes Exemplar). Neben mythologischen Gestalten wie der Helena, Phryne oder der Amazone nimmt sich Franz Stuck hier einer weiteren literarischen Frauenfigur an, deren Geschichte sich um Liebe und Verführung dreht. Monna Vanna – altitalienischer Dialekt für Madonna Giovanna – ist die Gemahlin des Fürsten Guido Colonna von Pisa, das im 15. Jahrhundert zur Zeit der Städterivalitäten von den Florentinern und ihrem Condottiere Prinzivalli belagert wird. Zur Rettung der Stadt erfüllt sie seine Bedingung und begibt sich, nackt und nur mit Mantel und Schuhen bekleidet, in das feindliche Lager. Der Condottiere verfolgt jedoch andere Absichten, ist sie doch seine Jugendliebe. Der dramatische Höhepunkt der Geschichte, als sie im Begriff ist den Mantel abzunehmen und sich hinzugeben, löst sich auf indem der Condottiere sie daran hindert und beide die Nacht im vertrauten Gespräch verbringen. So wandelt sich Monna Vanna, ähnlich wie die biblische Judith, die Stuck ebenfalls in sein Motivrepertoire aufgenommen hat, in eine Heldin, die durch ihre Schönheit und Sinnlichkeit den Mann bezwingt. Das Drama des belgischen symbolistischen Dichters Maurice Maeterlinck wird 1902 mit großen Erfolg europaweit uraufgeführt, in Deutschland im Schauspielhaus in München (heute Kammerspiele), Eleonora Duse übernimmt die Hauptrolle. Es folgt eine Opernbearbeitung 1909 sowie mehrere Verfilmungen, darunter eine letzte 1922, gedreht in München mit der bekannten Münchner Schauspielerin Lee Parry (Mathilde Benz) als Monna Vanna. Stuck verleiht der Figur eine Renaissancefrisur, wie sie bspw. auch Giovanna Tornabuoni in den Gemälden Domenico Ghirlandaio Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts trägt, und wie er sie bereits 1901 in dem Portrait Olga Lindpainters als Florentinerin malt. Die Renaissance mit ihren großen Malerpersönlichkeiten ist für Stuck neben der Antike größte Inspirationsquelle. Der weite, am Rücken gefältelte Mantel verweist ebenso auf die Kleidung der Renaissance, seine Knöchellänge allerdings auf die Mode der 1920er Jahre. Stuck wählt den zentralen Moment der Enthüllung, die die Betrachter:innen mit Spannung erwarten, in dem Monna Vanna den Mantel in eleganter Bewegung von den Schultern gleiten lässt und dieser zu Boden fällt. Der symmetrische Aufbau der Figur mit dem langgestreckten Körper, umhüllt vom Mantel wirkt dabei kompakter und konzentrierter als die noch im vorigen Jahrhundert entstandene „Tänzerin“ beispielsweise. Die bewegten Formen des Jugendstils haben sich mittlerweile zu geometrischen, weniger raumgreifenden Formen weiterentwickelt. Beruhigt und statisch, mit nur leicht angehobenem Bein ein Vorwärtsschreiten andeutend, widmet sich Stuck vielmehr der subtilen Bewegung und der Ausgewogenheit voluminöser Formen. Auf hieratische Vorderansicht angelegt, erlangen seine späteren Plastiken so eine reliefartige Anmutung und regen eine wandnahe Aufstellung an, wie Stuck sie in Nischen oder auf Kaminsimsen in seiner eigenen Villa, bspw. im Künstleraltar, praktiziert. Monna Vanna wird so als Skulptur zum eleganten Schmuck mondäner Salons einer literarisch, theatralisch und musikalisch interessierten und gebildeten Bohème. [KT] Aufrufzeit: 11.12.2021 - ca. 16.20 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.ENGLISH VERSIONFranz von Stuck 1863 Tettenweis - 1928 München Monna Vanna. Um 1920/22. Bronze with dark brown patina. Titled 'Monna Vanna' and inscribed 'Franz von Stuck' on front of base. Total: 54 x 9 x 9 cm (21.2 x 3.5 x 3.5 in). Cast by C. Leyrer, Munich (with the foundry stamp on the reverse of the base's foot). • Through the concentrated form and the reduced motion, Stuck pursued a path in sculpting towards Art Déco. • The figure of Monna Vanna, heroine of Renaissance literature and Symbolism, unites all of Stucks's sources of inspirations. • Ever since the rare bronze was acquired from the artist it has been family-owned and is now offered on the auction market for the first time. PROVENANCE: Private collection Bavaria (acquired directly from the artist, ever since familly-owned). LITERATURE: Franz von Stuck. Maler-Graphiker-Bildhauer-Architekt, ex.-cat. Museum Villa Stuck, Munich 1982, p. 188. Franz von Stuck. Pathos & Eros, .ex. cat. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 1995, p. 92, cat. no. 60 (different copy). Claudia Gross-Roath, Das Frauenbild bei Franz von Stuck, Weimar 1999, p. 275. Thomas Raff, 'Die Kraft des Mannes und die weiche Schmiegsamkeit des Weibes': Franz von Stuck: Das plastische Werk, ex. cat. Franz von Stuck Geburtshaus Tettenweis 2011, pp. 104-105 (different copy). Schönheit-Stärke-Leidenschaft. Die Plastiken Franz von Stucks in den historischen Räumen neu präsentiert, accompanying leaflet of the exhibiton at Villa Stuck Munich, published by Margot Th. Brandhuber, Munich 2020, p. 8 (different copy). Called up: December 11, 2021 - ca. 16.20 h +/- 20 min. This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
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