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Shell carving 20th century, unsigned, carved from a polished shell half, it shows in high relief the large sculpture of Hygiea created in 1887 by the Dresden sculptor Hermann Hultzsch, probably the most famous sculpture of the Vogtland spa town of Bad Elster, Hygiea was the goddess of health in Greek mythology and was therefore also regarded as her personification, tiny losses of substance around the rim, dimensions 18 x 17 cm.

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Shell carving 20th century, unsigned, carved from a polished shell half, it shows in high relief the large sculpture of Hygiea created in 1887 by the Dresden sculptor Hermann Hultzsch, probably the most famous sculpture of the Vogtland spa town of Bad Elster, Hygiea was the goddess of health in Greek mythology and was therefore also regarded as her personification, tiny losses of substance around the rim, dimensions 18 x 17 cm.

Estimate 20 - 30 EUR
Starting price 20 EUR

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For sale on Thursday 29 Aug : 10:00 (CEST)
plauen, Germany
Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
+493741221005
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