12th Dec, 2024 11:00
Grand Interiors | Furniture & Works of Art
PARSIFAL, CONTINENTAL MARBLE AND ALABASTER BUST
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
modelled in helmet and chainmail, title inscribed to base
Note: Richard Wagner started work on his opera 'Parsifal' in 1857, but it was not given its first performance until 1882. Wagner loosely based his work on Wolfram von Eschenbach's 13th century poem, Parzival, which told the story of the Arthurian Knight, Percival, and his quest for the Holy Grail.
30cm high (including plinth)
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Sold for £190
Estimated at £100 - £200
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