Carl Kauba (Austrian/American, 1865-1922),"The Vase Fairy"

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Carl Kauba (Austrian/American, 1865-1922),

"The Vase Fairy",
c. 1900, signed and inscribed Geschutz, 4889,
gilt-bronze, the semi-nude bacchante clinging to a swirling vase applied with tendrils, ht. 5 1/8 in.
For a similar example, see Berman, Harold, Bronzes: Sculptors & Founders, Chicago, Illinois, 1976, volume II, page 413, number 1568, illustrated.
Estimate $700-900

Rubbing to breasts and trunk as well as vase, down to the bronze; very good casting.

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