Two Centuries: American Art
Two Centuries: American Art
Property from a Pennsylvania Collection
Carl Ethan Akeley
Stung
Lot Closed
October 6, 06:38 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Pennsylvania Collection
Carl Ethan Akeley
1864 - 1926
Stung
inscribed Stung (on the base); also inscribed © Carl E Akeley 1914 and ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- (along the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
height: 9 inches (22.8 cm)
Private collection, New York (sold: Sotheby's, New York, June 20-23, 1979, lot 313)
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Sold: Christie's, New York, May 22, 1980, lot 350
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Sold: Christie's, New York, May 22, 1980, lot 350
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Dorothy S. Greene, "Carl Akeley: Sculpture-Taxidermist," American Magazine of Art, 1929, p. 128