24th May, 2011 10:00
Decorative Works of Art
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A LARGE GERMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A HELMSMAN
A LARGE GERMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A HELMSMAN, AFTER THE MODEL BY EDMUND MOELLER (1885-1950), CAST BY GLADENBECK'S BRONZE FOUNDRY, BERLIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY pale brown patination, modelled as a heroic and scantily clad young sailor standing at the wheel astride an anchor, the shaped rectangular base inscribed 'E. Möller' and stamped 'Gladenbeck's Bronce-Giesserei, Inh. W. & P. Gladenbeck' 56cm high including black marble plinth Möller is perhaps best known in Peru, for his Freedom Monument in Trujillo, as well as in Dresden, where many of his works can be found. Walter and Paul Gladenbeck, with their father Hermann's support, established circa 1900 their own off-shoot of the famous Gladenbeck foundry, also in the Berlin suburb of Friedrichshagen.
A LARGE GERMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A HELMSMAN, AFTER THE MODEL BY EDMUND MOELLER (1885-1950), CAST BY GLADENBECK'S BRONZE FOUNDRY, BERLIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY pale brown patination, modelled as a heroic and scantily clad young sailor standing at the wheel astride an anchor, the shaped rectangular base inscribed 'E. Möller' and stamped 'Gladenbeck's Bronce-Giesserei, Inh. W. & P. Gladenbeck' 56cm high including black marble plinth Möller is perhaps best known in Peru, for his Freedom Monument in Trujillo, as well as in Dresden, where many of his works can be found. Walter and Paul Gladenbeck, with their father Hermann's support, established circa 1900 their own off-shoot of the famous Gladenbeck foundry, also in the Berlin suburb of Friedrichshagen.
Auction: Decorative Works of Art, 24th May, 2011
