Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2476Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 10, 2009 11:00AM
Description:
Continental Painted and Gessoed Figure of a Prussian Fusilier, possibly Nuremberg, mid-19th century, molded papier-mache gentleman with a long gray beard wearing traditional dress with wire staff in one hand, cast metal bell in the other, with a cast metal sword at his side, standing on a turned wood base, ht. 11 in., (very good to excellent).
Estimate $800-1,200
very good to excellent