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A French sculpted white marble bust of Undine
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A French sculpted white marble bust of Undine

BY H. GUIRLANDT, CIRCA 1860

細節
A French sculpted white marble bust of Undine
By H. Guirlandt, circa 1860
Her hair garlanded in rushes, and wearing a shell necklace, the lower half carved as a scallop shell, inscribed to the back H. Guirlandt, on a circular spreading socle entitled UNDINE
27in. (68.5cm.) high
注意事項
This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品專文

The heroine of a romance by Baron de la Motte-Fouqu, Undine was a water sylph who fell in love with a mortal and received a soul, only to be rejected by her lover, whose death she ultimately caused. The appeal of the subject was further enhanced by Albert Lortzing's popular operatic treatment of 1845.