Lot 443
The figurehead of the "SMS Radetzky"
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A102m | Live auction | 931 Lots
Hammer price € 12,500
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Portrait bust of Feldmarschall Radetzky, carved in wood and painted in colour, measuring 60 x 50 x 30 cm. Visibly damaged, only remnants of the paint preserved. On a modern wooden beam for wall mounting. The screw frigate "Radetzky" was commissioned in 1872. She was last used as a barracks ship before being scrapped in the 1920s in the port of Venice. The figurehead was rescued as a souvenir by an Italian dockworker.Condition: III - Questions about the lot?
