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Cold-painted Bronze Rooster
Categories | Figural - Animals & Living Creatures |
Type | Vienna Bronze |
Material | Bronze |
Markings | “Geschutz 735” |
Manufacturer | Undetermined |
Origin | Austria |
Date or Era | circa 1900 |
Measuring | 7 ¼” tall, 5 ½” long |
Large Vienna bronze cold-painted figural inkwell in the form of a rooster. The rooster’s head is hinged and opens to reveal the interior (the inkwell liner is missing). He’s very colorful and the detail is remarkable.
Sold for $675 in November 2017
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