A black patinated galvinated metal figure of the praying boy. - image-1
A black patinated galvinated metal figure of the praying boy. - image-2
A black patinated galvinated metal figure of the praying boy. - image-1A black patinated galvinated metal figure of the praying boy. - image-2

Lot 255 Dα

A black patinated galvinated metal figure of the praying boy.

Auction 1047 - overview Cologne
02.05.2015, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
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A black patinated galvinated metal figure of the praying boy.

On a sandstone pedestal. H without pedestal 136 cm.
Probably Germany, late 19th C.

The "Praying Boy", made in the 3rd century BC, is among the most well-known original Greek bronzes. Frederick II purchased the sculpture from Wenzel Liechtenstein in 1747 for the exorbitant sum of 5000 talers and displayed it on the terrace before Sanssouci Palace. The work was replaced with a copy in 1846, and the vast number subsequent casts in the original size and smaller testify to the sculpture's popularity even in the 19th century.