hdesousa Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 This was on eBay recently: Figure is not pictured in Block and Payne's book on Sulphides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Pretty figure ....... (that's my subtle thread bump ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn691500 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 that almost looks like Ben Franklin sitting on a goose,,, looks either polished or new,, a few years ago i had a sulphide that had a bear with a big log across his shoulders,, i was told later on it had a sybolism theme to it,,and was of Teddy Roosevelt, with his theme walk softly and carry a big stick,,, teddy bear big stick,,, made sense after i unloaded it,, never seen another one after that,,,, not sure if that is Ben Franklin what it means,,, bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Does the arm over the gooses eyes have any symbolism? It looks like that is intentional. Wasnt the goose that laid the golden egg blindfolded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVVmarbles Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi Hansel, amazing sulphide, and certainly antique. I've seen this figure in a German collection before, but it's VERY rare. Jeroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 The thru hole by the swans neck adds to the detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raynsandy Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlmoriarty Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just a guess, but the figure may be an allusion to Venus' Swan-drawn chariot. "Venus, in her swan-drawn chariot, had not yet reached Cyprus, when she heard coming up through midair the groans of her beloved, and turned her white-winged coursers back to earth." Thomas Bulfinch, Age of Fable: Vols. I & II: Stories of Gods and Heroes. 1913 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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