AUCTION 32: APRIL 2022 DECORATIVE AND FINE ART SALE

A SPANISH CONQUISTADOR BRONZE BUST

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Start price: $800

Estimated price: $1,300 - $1,800

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This finely cast bronze bust of a Spanish conquistador depicts a Spanish man, possibly Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519), wearing infantry armor decorated with carved motifs of Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Queen Isabella I, and the national motto of Spain in Latin "Plus ultra" – "Further beyond". The two castles representing "Las dos Castillas, " Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla-Leon.

Dimensions: H: 10 5/8 in., (27 cm.)

Condition: Excellent