Lot: 3746
Date of sale: 10. Fri Nov 2023
Carl Kauba (1865-1922), 'Metamorphosis', mechanical figure circa 1905, driven by clockwork, butterfly perched on flowers,...
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Carl Kauba (1865-1922), ‘Metamorphosis’, mechanical figure circa 1905, driven by clockwork, butterfly perched on flowers, when the clasp is opened an unclothed girl slowly rises. while the filigree openwork wings fold forward. Green-brown patinated and partly gilded bronze, signed in the casting, loose on marble plinth, 25 x 20 x 15 cm.
Category: Sculptor