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attributed to Arent van Bolten, An oil lamp in the form of a grotesque chimera, attributed to Arent van Bolten, Bronze, cast in the round, patinated. Due to his stay in Italy from 1596 to 1602, the works of the Dutch artist Arent van Bolten are heavily influenced by Mannerism. Two further examples of his grotesques are kept in Amsterdam in the Rijksmuseum, and in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge under the inv. nr. M.8-1997. The present cast was probably made in the 18th century. Mounted to a marble plinth© Lempertz — view on Lempertz website ↗

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An oil lamp in the form of a grotesque chimera, attributed to Arent van Bolten

attributed to Arent van Bolten

€5,124 price realized incl. premium

≈ $7,018≈ £4,175

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As published: “Bronze, cast in the round, patinated. Due to his stay in Italy from 1596 to 1602, the works of the Dutch artist Arent van Bolten are heavily influenced by Mannerism. Two further examples of his grotesques are kept in Amsterdam in the Rijksmuseum, and in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge under the inv. nr. M.8-1997. The present cast was probably made in the 18th century. Mounted to a marble plinth”
Category
Sculpture
Dimensions
Height 18.5 cm (without plinth)
Auction house
Lempertz
Sale
Auction 1029 Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculptures (1029-2)
Date
May 17, 2014
Lot
1307
Estimate
€4,000 – €5,000 (≈ $5,478 – $6,848) (≈ £3,259 – £4,074)
Source
Auction house lempertz.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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