Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(4) Venetian Papier-Mache Polychrome Painted Carnival Masks
- Price realized
- $159
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $300
- Hammer price
- $125
- Category
- Sculptures and Carvings
- Sold
- April 19, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 1- April 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 3-Day Auction Event
Lot description
(lot of 4) Venetian papier-mache carnival masks, including: (1) Kartaruga mask, with long beak nose, (1) commedia dell'arte mask, (2) polychrome painted masks, (one) depicting images from "Guernica" (oil painting from Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), signed verso "Fatto e dipinto e mano, Venezia, 2004, Eliana G.," (Hand made and painted), (1) signed "Fatto e deecorato a mano, Venezia, 2004," (Made and decorated by hand), all with small paint loss, largest: approx 5.75"h, 6.5"w, 9 3/8"d, 1.6lbs total
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.