Attributed to Giacomo Serpotta (1656-1732), Italian, Sicily, circa 1720-1730, Europe and America
Estimate £200,000–300,000
Two rare marble additions
to the oeuvre of Serpotta, who worked mainly in stucco. The busts powerfully symbolise the interaction between burgeoning New World and the Old.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Attributed to Veit Stoss (1447-1533), German, Nuremberg, or Polish, Cracow, circa 1490-1500, Corpus Christi
Estimate £200,000–300,000
A superb figure
, and the only known surviving small-scale corpus that can be attributed to Stoss’s hand. The work showcases Stoss’s unique and expressive style, representing the height of physical strain.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725), Italian, Florence, circa 1700, Lucretia and Pompeia Paulina
Estimate £180,000–250,000
These exquisite marbles
represent a noble pairing of moral tragic heroines, both captured in moments of high drama. Their swaying contrapposto stance and voluminous drapery suggest the hand of the great Florentine master Foggini.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Italian or French, second half 17th century, Apollo Slaying the Python
Estimate £120,000–180,000
A rare and newly discovered cast
of the model of which only five casts are known. The example represents a significant addition to the study of 17th-century bronzes in Italy and France.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Circle of Doménikos Theotokópoulos, called El Greco (1541-1614), Spanish, probably Toledo, circa 1570-1620, Christ the Saviour
Estimate £120,000–180,000
Impressive and lifelike, this sculpture reflects the influence of the master El Greco. This Lot presents a singular opportunity, since Spanish Mannerist sculptures of this quality and anatomical precision are rarely seen at auction.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
German, Schleswig-Holstein, or Scandinavian, 14th century, Lion Aquamanile
Estimate £100,000–150,000
This aquamanile
of impressive stature and size, presents a rare opportunity to acquire a remarkable survival from the Middle Ages. The aquamanile is published in Otto von Falke and Erich Meyer’s seminal 1935 work.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Southern Italian, 12th or 13th century, Polychrome Geometric Panel
Estimate £50,000–70,000
This panel
shows intricate geometric patterns and relates very closely to Cosmati art, which was characteristic of early Italian ecclesiastical architecture from circa 1100-1300. The present panel was produced in Southern Italy, probably Campania, partially using Roman spolia.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Circle of Juan Martínez Montañés (1568-1649), Spanish, 17th Century, Infant Saint John the Baptist
Estimate £40,000–60,000
This charming and very fine ivory figure
is closely related to the work of the Spanish sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés. It is beautifully carved, with expressive features and exquisite detail.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Spanish, probably Valladolid, 13th century, Virgin and Child
Estimate £35,000–50,000
A remarkably well-preserved
model of the Virgin and Child
, surviving from 13th century Spain.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
German, Ulm, third quarter 15th century, Virgin and Child
Estimate £30,000–50,000
This imposing figure
is likely to be connected with the Ulm-based sculptor Hans Multscher, the leading sculptor in Swabia during the mid-15th century.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London
Sotheby’s sale of Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art presents a wide range of top-quality works from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. The sale will present museum quality Renaissance statuettes, including an exceptional mid-17th century bronze group of Apollo slaying a Python, as well as Baroque and Neoclassical marbles, late medieval German wood sculpture, and Kunstkammer objects. Click here to see more.
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
3 July | London