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live October 30 | 10:00 AM
Auktionshaus Wendl

2774 - REYNÉS,

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€650

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REYNÉS, Large Art Nouveau bronze bust of a woman with birds Patinated bronze. Marked "Reynés," foundry mark "Federico Masriera Y CA Barcelona"; casting cannot be dated. H 79 cm. 68 kg. Bust portrait of a smiling woman with a small bird in her bun. Signs of age and wear; patina partially worn away; a few scratches; one small bird has a depression on its back (likely a casting defect). If this is by Josep Reynés i Gurguí, then: Spanish sculptor (1850, Barcelona – 1926, ibid.), studied at the Escola de la Llotja under the brothers Venanci and Agapit Vallmitjana, worked in Paris from 1873 to 1876 in the studio of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Provenance: Peter Kaus Museum Collection. For this lot, we recommend in-person pickup, delivery by a shipping company, or shipping via ThePackengers. Auction time: Oct. 30, 2026 | estimated 4:54 p.m. (CET) REYNÉS, Large Art Nouveau bronze bust of a woman with birds Patinated bronze. Signed “Reynés,” foundry mark “Federico Masriera Y CA Barcelona”; casting cannot be dated. H 79 cm. 68 kg. Bust portrait of a smiling woman with small birds in her bun. Signs of age and wear; patina partially rubbed off; a few scratches; one small bird has an indentation on its back (likely a casting defect). If this is by Josep Reynés i Gurguí, then: Spanish sculptor (1850, Barcelona – 1926, ibid.), studied at the Escola de la Llotja under the brothers Venanci and Agapit Vallmitjana, worked in Paris from 1873 to 1876 in the studio of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Provenance: Estate of Peter Kaus. For this lot, we recommend in-person pickup, fine art transport, or shipping via ThePackengers. Call time is Oct. 30, 2026 | estimated at 4:54 p.m. (CET) *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and should be considered only as an aid—not a legally binding statement regarding the lot’s characteristics. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as provided in the German description.

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Auction details

WENDL Day 3/4: Glass, Ceramics, Sculptures, Silver
Friday, October 30
10:00 AM
August-Bebel-Str. 4
07407 Rudolstadt, Germany

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Auktionshaus Wendl +(49)3.67.24.24.350 kontakt@auktionshaus-wendl.de
On Drouot for 1 year avec More than 14,000 lots published

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