A Cast Bronze Figure of a Sea Deity

likely early 17th CENTURY
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L O T 23

  • Lost-wax casting of a cephalopod-like beast shown resting on an outcropping of porous volcanic rock.

  • Part-verdigris surface weathered and slightly degraded, with pitting and losses.

  • Initially in Santiago Moreno's collection in Mexico City, later owned by Fiona Campbell in Edinburgh. Campbell's art holdings, including this piece, were auctioned in 1999.

LOT 23

A Cast Bronze Figure of a Sea Deity

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24. A DIAMOND AND 18 KARAT GOLD CROWN, LIKELY MID-16TH CENTURY