22 Sep 2011
10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Ceramic Design from 1860 - Day Two
Back to auction 18933
Ceramic Design from 1860 - Day Two
Back to auction 18933
European Ceramics
Helen König Scavini for Lenci
'Mamma Sirena' A Rare Polychrome Pottery Group, circa 1930
modelled as a sea maiden and child riding on the back of a giant tortoise, standing on a separate black polychrome tray
34cm high, painted to base 'Lenci Made in Italy Torino XI-XIII' (some restorations) (2)
modelled as a sea maiden and child riding on the back of a giant tortoise, standing on a separate black polychrome tray
34cm high, painted to base 'Lenci Made in Italy Torino XI-XIII' (some restorations) (2)
Sold for
£3,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- A similar example of this model can be seen illustrated in Alfonso Panzatta's 'Lenci: Archivi Di Arti Decorative', Allemandi, 1992, pl. 42
Category: Decorative Arts / 20th Century Decorative Arts
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20th Century Decorative Arts