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Day 3: Zelle Collection, American & European

Sat, May 14, 2016 09:00AM EDT - Sun, May 15, 2016 09:00AM EDT
Lot 749

After Pietro Tacca

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(Italian, 1577-1640) 20th century, "Porcellino", after the 1612 bronze fountain by Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577-1640), unsigned, depicting a wild boar sitting with hind legs bent, verdigris surface, 19-1/4 x 21 x 13 in., carved stone figure of boar is seated on a green marble base. Condition: good condition. Notes: Associated with Caledonian boar of Greek myth, currently in the Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italy.. Provenance: Jayne Thompson Antiques, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, 1997, copy of sales receipt accompanies lot; Collection of Anne and Robert K. Zelle, Nashville, Tennessee and Gulf Stream, Florida

Condition

good condition