RARE ANTIQUE CARL PETERS BRONZE NUDE SCULPTURE~FLUTE PLAYER~SIGNED

AVAILABLE SA ONLY DUE TO WEIGHT.

DUTCH SCULPTURE CARL PETERS BORN ABOUT 1822 TO ABOUT 1898, THIS BRONZE MADE AROUND 1860'S. SHOWS A SATYR TYPE CREATURE WITH SMALL HORNS AND A TAIL TYPE THING BEHIND, AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING TWO LARGE FLUTES WITH A SCARF AROUND HIS MOUTH TO SECURE THE FLUTES. UNFORTUNATELY THE FIGURE WAS DROPPED AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES AND THE FLUTES ARE MISSING. FIGURE REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL STRAIGHTENING AND REPLACEMENT FLUTES TO GET IT TO THE ORIGINAL POSE. BASE SURROUNDED BY MORE ODD CREATURES AND ANIMALS IN RELIEF. THE RIGHT HAND SIDE LEG HAS A SMALL STRESS CRACK BEHIND THE KNEE FROM THE FALL, BUT CAN BE EASILY MENDED. A COUPLE OF SCUFFS TO ONE ARM FROM THE FALL. AN AMAZING RARE ANTIQUE BRONZE. FOUND A COUPLE FROM PAST AUCTION SALES PRICED FROM ABOUT 700 TO 1000 EUROS IN PERFECT CONDITION, SO STARTING AT R1 NO RESERVE, YOUR CHANCE TO OWN AN ANTIQUE VALUABLE BRONZE FOR A FRACTION OF ITS WORTH. PLEASE NOTE LINES ON THE ARMS ARE THE JOIN LINES FROM MANUFACTURE.

MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 30 CM HIGH AND ABOUT 13 CM WIDEST.

QUITE HEAVY, OVER 2 KG SO POST SA R96.