£100
After Leonhard Kern (German, 1588-1662) "Putti playing piggyback" a patinated bronze figure on a later (?) veined rouge marble plinth. 13 cm high.
A local private residence
Footnote: Leonhard Kern, 1588 – 1662 BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP Height incl. plinth: 11.5 cm. Total height incl. round marble base: 19.2 cm. So-called “piggyback-group“. Cast in brown, patinated and finely carved bronze, in accordance with the model by the design of Kern from the mid-17th century. Facial features and hairstyle are similar to the "Caritas children" in Kassel (Grünenwald 1969, plate 68). Several replicas of this figural group are known. The bronze group has been extensively described in art historical annotations. Literature: H. Siebenmorgen (ed.), Leonhard Kern (1588 - 1662). Meisterwerke der Bildhauerei für die Kunstkammern Europas. Katalog der Werke Leonhard Kerns und seines Umkreises von Elisabeth Grünenwald, Sigmaringen 1988, there cat. no. 117, p. 236 with images. E. Grünenwald, Leonhard Kern. Ein Bildhauer des Barock, Schwäbisch Hall 1986, p. 77, ill. 4.
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