A RARE FEMALE LIFE-SIZE MANNEQUIN
An extremely rare French or Italian life-size female Mannequin articulé.
Walnut and metal hardware, fully articulating with peg and ball joints and moveable fingers, removable breasts.
A model made after the engraving by Crispijn Van den Passe.
170 cm high.
Ca 1800.
Literature :
-) “Mannequin d’artiste, mannequin fétiche”, Jane Munro
-) “Die Gliederpuppe”, Markus Rath
-) “Eerste deel van ’t licht der teken en schilder konst”, Crispijn Van den Passe (1564-1637), 1643-1645
Provenance :
-) Collection Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844)
-) Collection Niels Peter Holbech (1804 - 1889)
-) Collection Baronesse Ursula Dahlerup (1840 - 1925)
Comparanda :
-) Sotheby’s New York, 06 november 2014, Lot 1
SOLD