Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Large Grand Tour Style Ormolu & Marble Satyr Inkwell
- Price realized
- $480
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $375
- Category
- Bronze & Busts
- Sold
- May 2, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 2- MAY 2026 "TREASURES FROM THE VAULTS OF A DALLAS DESIGNER"
Lot description
Grand Tour style gilt-bronze inkwell, 19th c., in the manner of Severo Calzetta of Ravenna (Italian, 1465-1543), cast lid surmounted by a seated satyr, above urn-form receptacle with winged caryatids, figural masks, and draped foliate swag, on paw feet, further raised on rouge marble and slate base, satyr likely lacking element held in hand, approx 8.25"h, 4.5"w, 4.5"d, 5lbs Provenance: Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship
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.