An ivory sculpture 'Otter and large prey'
Bruno Otto Schäfer (Leipzig 1883 - Frankfurt a. M. 1957)
Lot-No. 594
Proceeds : 300 €
Carved ivory, h. 11 cm, ligated monogr. 'BS' at the bottom with inscription 'Seinem lieben Freunde Willy Meyer zur Silberhochzeit an seinem Geburtstag 15 Mai 1946 Bruno'. Age-related fine hairline cracking. - German sculptor. 1901-1905 education at the Frankfurt School of Arts and Crafts. 1906 Rome award of the City of Vienna, then study visit in Rome, around 1940 professor for sculpture at the Offenbach Academy for Art and Design. - He designed inter alia for the porcelain manufactory Plaue and the Karlsruhe majolika-manufactory.
Bruno Otto Schäfer: An ivory sculpture 'Otter and large prey'
Bruno Otto Schäfer (Leipzig 1883 - Frankfurt a. M. 1957)
An ivory sculpture 'Otter and large prey'
Lot-No. 594
Proceeds : 300 €
Carved ivory, h. 11 cm, ligated monogr. 'BS' at the bottom with inscription 'Seinem lieben Freunde Willy Meyer zur Silberhochzeit an seinem Geburtstag 15 Mai 1946 Bruno'. Age-related fine hairline cracking. - German sculptor. 1901-1905 education at the Frankfurt School of Arts and Crafts. 1906 Rome award of the City of Vienna, then study visit in Rome, around 1940 professor for sculpture at the Offenbach Academy for Art and Design. - He designed inter alia for the porcelain manufactory Plaue and the Karlsruhe majolika-manufactory.
