JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 16 September 2025 / 10:00 am start

A large 19thC spelter nautical sculpture 'Secours' (Rescue),

Realised: $460 plus premium

Lot Details

after the original by Arthur Waagen (German 1833-1898), depicting the sailor standing bare foot on the prow of a boat with rope in hand, a grapnel loose at his feet. Entitled to the front, ‘Waagen' to the reverse. Raised on ebonised base. H.755mm. Note: This is a partner work to the following lot. Provenance: Ex. Kerikeri estate. Large home of a diplomat.