Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
Property from a European Private Collection
Leonhard Kern (1588-1662)
Adam and Eve
Auction Closed
July 5, 11:37 AM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
Leonhard Kern (1588-1662)
German, Schwäbisch Hall, circa 1640-1650
Adam and Eve
fruitwood, probably pear
with partially legible inscriptions in ink to the underside: [...] - R Vonderhergt[?...] / g / [...] berge[...]
29cm., 11½in.
(Probably) Leopold von Lieben (1835-1915), Vienna;
By descent to his granddaughter, Louise Leembruggen (1898-1984), Vienna and The Hague;
Thence by descent to the present owners
By descent to his granddaughter, Louise Leembruggen (1898-1984), Vienna and The Hague;
Thence by descent to the present owners