STYLE: Private Collections
STYLE: Private Collections
Property from the Estate of John Bedford
Auction Closed
November 12, 05:03 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of John Bedford
AFTER MODELS BY BERTEL THORVALDSEN (1770-1884)
IPSEN FACTORY, DANISH, COPENHAGEN, 19TH CENTURY
PAIR OF RELIEFS WITH HERCULES RECEIVING THE CUP OF IMMORTALITY FROM HEBE AND MINERVA BREATHING LIFE INTO THE HUMAN CREATED BY PROMETHEUS
both stamped to the reverse: P. Ipsen / Kjobenhavn / Eneret and numbered: 393
gilt and polychromed terracotta
23cm., 9in. diameter each