DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The January 2022 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Jan 21, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 1180

AUSTRIAN BRONZE SCULPTURE, 19TH C, H 6.5", L 12", LOHENGRIN, KNIGHT OF THE SWAN

Estimate: $600 - $1,000

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A 19th century bronze sculpture depicting Lohengrin in a seashell water carriage having swan figurehead being drawn by a swan. Foundry mark ("B") from the Geschtzt foundry, Vienna impressed to the tail of Lohengrin's cape. Presented on a brown marble base, measuring H 7.5" overall. Width 4.5". The son of Parzival, Lohengrin is a knight of the Holy Grail sent in a boat pulled by swans to rescue a maiden who can never ask his identity. Mounted on a greenish brown marble base (original). Provenance: Estate of Joan Young, Kalamazoo, Mi.