Lot 116
  • 116

Abastenia St. Leger Eberle

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Abastenia St. Leger Eberle
  • Windy Doorstep
  • inscribed A. St. L. Eberle, dated 1910 and stamped with the F. Carvillani foundry mark
  • bronze, brown patina
  • Height: 14 in. (35.6 cm.)

Provenance

The Macbeth Gallery, New York
Mr. & Mrs. William Porter Chapman (acquired from the above circa 1910)
By descent in the family to the present owner from the above

Literature

J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, pp. 29-30, illustrated (another example)
A.S.L. Eberle, The East Side in Sculpture, The Macbeth Gallery, New York, 1921, illustrated (another example)

Condition

In good condition overall; a few abrasions to the base; slightly dirty--no apparent issues.
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