Lot 128
128
A BRONZE BUST OF THE ARCHBISHOP COUNT SALM
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A BRONZE BUST OF THE ARCHBISHOP COUNT SALM

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHAN NEPOMUK PROBST (1756-1824), CIRCA 1785

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A BRONZE BUST OF THE ARCHBISHOP COUNT SALM
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHAN NEPOMUK PROBST (1756-1824), CIRCA 1785
DEPICTED WITH A PERRUQUE, HIS HEAD TURNED SLIGHTLY TO DEXTER; WEARING AN OPEN-NECK SHIRT AND ERMINE CLOAK; ON A CIRCULAR BRONZE SOCLE; MEDIUM BROWN PATINA WITH LIGHTER HIGH POINTS
19¼ IN. (48.8 CM.) HIGH, 24 IN. (61 CM.) HIGH, OVERALL
Provenance
ACQUIRED FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF THE ARCHBISHOP COUNT OF SALM
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

THE BUST OFFERED HERE WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM DESCENDANTS OF ARCHBISHOP COUNT SALM AND IT WAS TRADITIONALLY KNOWN AS A PORTRAIT OF HIM. IT WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN EXECTUED BY JOHAN NEPUMUK PROBST AND STYLISTC COMPARISON OF THE BUST WITH PROBST'S WORK SUPPORTS THIS THEORY. A MARBLE BUST OF KAISER JOSEPH II SIGNED BY PROBST DISPLAYING A VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL HAIR STYLE, FACIAL FEATURES AND ATTENTION TO THE DRAPERY WAS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE DOROTHEUM, VIENNA, 8 MAY 2007, LOT 23.

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