FRANÇOIS LÉON SICARD
1862-1934
Oedipus Vanquishing the Sphinx (Original Model, 1903)
$16,000–20,000
PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE JOHN SCHAEFFER AO COLLECTION, SYDNEY
FRANÇOIS LÉON SICARD
1862-1934
Oedipus Vanquishing the Sphinx (Original Model, 1903)
gilded bronze
signed and inscribed 'F. Sicard/F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur.' on base
70cm high
- Lot Sold $55,000 (Hammer Price)
- $68,750 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection
19th & 20th Century European Sculpture, Sotheby's, London, 12 June 2006, lot 87, illustrated
Mr John Schaeffer AO, Sydney, acquired from the above
Important Art from The John Schaeffer AO Collection, Sotheby's Australia, 29 April 2018, lot 44, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Victorian Visions: Nineteenth Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 May - 29 August 2010, no. 42, illustrated
Literature
Richard Beresford, Victorian Visions: Nineteenth Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 148, 149 (illustrated)
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Patricia KontosSenior Specialist Jewels ; |
Emma FinnAdministrator Jewels ; |
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