Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 642
Devotional Sculpture of St. Stephen
Estimate: $600 - $900
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Italy, late 19th century)
Figure of the Martyr, Stephen, in robe and holding a palm frond, inscribed on base "Stephanus Plenus Gratia/Et Fortitudine/(Act. Apos.,).", "Stephano Protomartyri Meo Patrono/Reverentialis Tenerrimaeque Devotionis Pignus," and "Stephanus Schaeffer/Presbyter/Romae Mensa Aprilis 1894", patinated bronze with gilt nimbus, 41-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Matthews, North Carolina
Condition
dark brown patina with wear and abrasions mostly on base, wear to gilding on nimbus
