A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED NUDE WOMAN BRAIDING HER HAIR BARTHÉLEMY PRIEUR (C. 1536-1611), CIRCA 1600-1610
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED NUDE WOMAN BRAIDING HER HAIR
BARTHÉLEMY PRIEUR (C. 1536-1611), CIRCA 1600-1610
On a rectangular molded ebonized wood base, inscribed in white paint '31289.39'
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) and Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955), New York, Redding, CT and Brookgreen Plantation, SC.
The Charleston Museum, Charleston, 1931 (acc. no. 1931.289.39), gifted by the above.
de-accessioned and sold; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 28 October 1967, lot 25, as Netherlandish Figure of Venus.
Peter Guggenheim (1927-2012) and John Abbott (1925-2020), New York and Warwick, NY, acquired at the above sale.
Their sale; Christie's, New York, 28 January 2015, lot 62.
Acquired at the above sale and now offered from the estate of the purchaser.
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED NUDE WOMAN BRAIDING HER HAIR
BARTHÉLEMY PRIEUR (C. 1536-1611), CIRCA 1600-1610
On a rectangular molded ebonized wood base, inscribed in white paint '31289.39'
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) and Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955), New York, Redding, CT and Brookgreen Plantation, SC.
The Charleston Museum, Charleston, 1931 (acc. no. 1931.289.39), gifted by the above.
de-accessioned and sold; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 28 October 1967, lot 25, as Netherlandish Figure of Venus.
Peter Guggenheim (1927-2012) and John Abbott (1925-2020), New York and Warwick, NY, acquired at the above sale.
Their sale; Christie's, New York, 28 January 2015, lot 62.
Acquired at the above sale and now offered from the estate of the purchaser.