Lot 84

Henry Merwin Shrady

Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000

Bid Increments

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$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

(New York, 1871-1922)

Buffalo, signed in naturalistic base "Henry Merwin Shrady/1900" with clover cypher, inscribed in baseÿ"Copyright 1900/Theodore B. Starr", not apparently stamped but likely cast by Roman Bronze Works, New York, patinated bronze, 23 x 23 x 11-1/2 in.

Provenance: George Ellis, Jr., New York; Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia Note: Roman Bronze Works marked Some Shrady bronzes on the underside. The casting material was not removed to search for a potential mark. The tabs on the underside were standard for the foundry's lifetime bronze casts.

Condition

casting material in base, casting flaw underside near hoof with period repair, some rubbing on nose
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