Set Reminder2021-07-10 11:00:002021-07-10 11:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Splendor | Part One - Day 2 https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/thomaston-place/splendor-part-one---day-2-7113 The first of two "splendor-filled" Summer Auction Weekends scheduled for July and August. Part One (July) - Day 2 presents fine art, from Old Masters to contemporary artists, plus furniture, Asian arts and decorative items.Thomaston Place Auction Galleries info@thomastonauction.com
"Monstrous Fish", 2004, cast and patinated bronze on marble plinth, edition of 20, with tag giving title, date and edition, inscription that reads "Capable of swallowing ships whole. Lived at a time when the earth was flat. One of the denizens of the Sea of Darkness" that lived near the edge of the world. (If we may credit the report of ancient mariners). Thought to have become extinct about the time the earth became round". 30 1/2" tall figure, 1 1/2" x 17 1/2" x 15" base. Good condition, corner off marble base. Original price in artist's gallery: $9,500. Provenance: From the estate of Paul Brouillard, Castine, ME.