Lot Details
Lot 2458
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington
1876-1973
Yawning Tiger
Signed Anna V. Hyatt, inscribed 3803, stamped Gorham Co. Founders Q509 and inscribed #80 on inside of rear right leg
Bronze with gold-brown patina
Height 8 3/8 inches; length 28 inches
Literature:
J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, p. 76, larger cast illustrated
The Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 14-15, another example illustrated
Property of a New York Gentleman
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for $25,200 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
The cataloguing mentions a gold-brown patina. The brown patina is rubbed at the high marks giving the appearance of a gold-brown patina. Someone has cleaned this bronze, rubbing off the brown patina. The remnants of the cleaning solution that has been left in the crevasses has turned green . 3/4cm spot of patina loss on the inside hind leg. No apparent damage or repairs.
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