2 Nov 2011
13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
Objects of the Wunderkammer including an Exceptional Private Collection of European Ivories
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Objects of the Wunderkammer including an Exceptional Private Collection of European Ivories
Back to auction 19587
Circle of Simon Troger, Austrian (1683-1768)
A mid 18th century carved boxwood and ivory figural group of a pair of musicians
A mid 18th century carved boxwood and ivory figural group of a pair of musicians
the seated female figure playing the harp with a male violinist beside her and a dog, the figures with painted glass eyes, on a naturalistic base, 24cm high (9" high)
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,100 - 9,500
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
Footnotes
- Simon Troger was a self trained sculptor who specialised in figurative groups of genre, allegorical and biblical scenes in a combination of stained wood, ivory and glass. Although originally working as a shepherd, he started his training under Schmiedecker and later joined the workshop of Andreas Faistenberger before setting up his own workshop. Here he enjoyed great success and was commissioned by numerous important patrons including Maximilian III.
Related Literature: Tardy Les Ivoires, Paris, 1977, page 196 for similar figures.
Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art
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