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

A large 19thC French spelter nautical sculpture titled 'Detresse' (Distress),

Realised: $480 plus premium

Lot Details

after the original by Arthur Waagen (German 1833-1898), depicting a shipwrecked sailor. Entitled to the front, "Waagen' to the reverse. Raised on ebonised base. H.895mm. Note: This is a partner work to the previous lot. Provenance: Ex. Kerikeri estate. Large home of a diplomat.


A large 19thC French spelter nautical sculpture titled 'Detresse' (Distress), Image 1++
A large 19thC French spelter nautical sculpture titled 'Detresse' (Distress), Image 1++
A large 19thC French spelter nautical sculpture titled 'Detresse' (Distress), Image 1++
A large 19thC French spelter nautical sculpture titled 'Detresse' (Distress), Image 1++