Live Auction 2875European Noble and Private Collections
A GERMAN CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A 'LANDSKNECHT'
Lot 703 PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
(LOTS 703-730)

A GERMAN CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A 'LANDSKNECHT'

POSSIBLY EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Closed14 December 2011

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EUR 6,250

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A GERMAN CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A 'LANDSKNECHT'
Possibly early 17th century
Modelled as standing with his weight on his proper left leg, one hand behind his back, the other holding a cane, wearing a hat and beard and looking upwards, on a naturalistically carved base inscribed AD, 1526
34.5 cm. high

Specialist note

This extremely finely carved figure of a Landsknecht is inscribed with the Dürer monogram and date 1526 on the naturalistic base. It is possible that this was made in the early 17th century inspired by the Revival of Durer prints and painting at the end of the sixteenth to the first half of the seventeenth century.