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A GERMAN GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE AND IVORY EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF A JOUSTING KNIGHT

CAST FROM THE MODEL BY ALBERT HINRICH HUSSMANN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE AND IVORY EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF A JOUSTING KNIGHT
CAST FROM THE MODEL BY ALBERT HINRICH HUSSMANN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
signed 'A. Hufsmann fec.1', on a black marble base
19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) high; 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 5 in. (13 cm.) deep

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Descriptif du lot

The German sculptor Albert Hinrich Hussmann (1874-1946) participated regularly in the Berlin art exhibitions from 1899 and is known principally for his equestrian subjects. He was awarded the ‘Goldene Medaille für Kunst’ by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1914. The present statue of a Teutonic jousting knight is characteristic of his style.

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