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Ivan Mestrovic
估價
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Ivan Meštrović
- Statuette of a Woman, possibly Lady Maud Cunard
- signed: MESTROVIĆ, with a white label on the inside inscribed: FH 1198 in ink
- bronze, dark brown patina, on a mottled green marble base
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is good. There is some minor wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age with some minor rubbing to the edges of the base, buttocks and elbows. There are a few small areas with white pigment, to the base and the back of the dress in particular.
The figure is loose from a metal bar which fixes it onto the base. Some remnants of glue are visible to its edges. There are a few minor nicks to the edges of the base.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
Another cast of the present statuette was exhibited in the Klovicevi Dvori Gallery in 1983 as the property of the Croat sculptor Kosta Angeli Radovani and identified as Lady Cunard. There exists correspondence between Mestrovic and Cunard but it is unclear whether he did sculpt a portrait of her. What is certain is that Radovani's mother was given the plaster version of the present statuette in October 1916 on the occasion of her son's birth. It was destroyed when the latter's studio, formerly a space used by Mestrovic, burned down in 1956.