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THBBRONZE DOG SCULPTURE 'LUDWIG' AFTER ELIZABET NEY (1833-1907)
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8414 Anderson Mill Road
Austin, TX 78729
United States
Austin Auction Gallery a family owned and operated business, was founded in 1983 with a rock solid commitment to its consignors and superior customer service. Through this commitment we have evolved into one of the premier Antique and Fine Art auction houses in the Southwest. Since its inception, ou...Read more
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LiveJun 9, 2024
Austin Auction Gallery is excited to announce our June Spectacular Multi-Estates Auction. The auction will feature the contents of the Estate of Carl Carter, a nationally known glass collector, to include hundreds of pieces of art glass, micro-mosaics, Pietra dura plaques and more. The contents of a prominent Austinite's Mt. Bonnell home to include oriental antiques, European furniture, and porcelains and more. The contents of a prominent Austinite's Tarrytown home, to include Black Forest Furniture, Sterling Silver, Fine art, Fine Jewelry and much more! Austin Auction Gallery info@austinauction.com
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Bronze sculpture, "Ludwig," after a work by Elizabet Ney (Munster, Germany, Austin, Texas, 1833-1907), an edition of 12 commissioned by Raymond Brown, Country Store Gallery in the early 1970s, executed by artist Jim (James) Frank Ward (Texas, 1931-2012), marked 12/ 12 at one end, mounted on a wood base, bronze: approx 5.25"h, 4.5"w, 9.75"d, overall: approx 6.25"h, 10.5"w, 5"d, 12lbs **Note: Elizabet Ney's dog that she possessed later in life was Ludwig, a Bullmastiff. The dog was reportedly named after the Bavarian King Ludwig II (1845-1886) who was the subject of Ney's marble sculpture in 1868. On January 25, 1976, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported that Baylor University had received a gift from Mr. Raymond Brown, a bronze sculpture of Ney's "Ludwig." The Seguin Gazette, issue of January 23, 1983, states that Southwest Texas University received a gift of a Ney's "Ludwig" bronze from Raymond Brown. The Elizabet Ney Museum, Austin, Texas, is in possession of a similar "Ludwig" bronze marked 8/ 12. The sculptor Jim Ward received, as part of his commission, two of the sculptures, one was donated to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas.** **Austin Auction Company included sculpture #3 in its auction of August 30, 2015. At that time, the sculptor was not known**
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