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Lot 3288
Ancient "Master of Animals" standard finial
Sold
$850
Starting Bid: $300
Est.
$600 - $800
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Likely Luristan (Mesopotamia, c. 9th c. B.C. or older), cast bronze in the form of a human grasping two animals, on custom wood and metal stand, 7.5"h x 2.5"w (bronze), 9"h (total)
Condition
Good, some verdigris on surface
Provenance
From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Literature
Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.