A pair of carved limestone retrievers, each standing on a rectangular plinth base (detail), Estimate €8.000 – 12.000. Sale in Amsterdam : Garden Statuary, the Piet Jonker Collection, 30 May 2007. ©Sotheby’s Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM.-Sculptures, ornaments, fountains, finials, vases, planters, urns, basins, sundials, keystones and garden seats, will be offered at Sotheby’s Amsterdam on Wednesday 30 May 2007. It is the third time that Sotheby’s in Amsterdam devotes a sale to the subject of garden sculpture and architectural ornaments from the Piet Jonker Collection.
The sale offers an abundance of various stone, bronze, lead and cast iron sculptures of classical maidens, gods, goddesses and putti, and a choice of fountains, planters, urns, gates and finials.
Notable pieces include two series of impressive representations of the Four Seasons, including a set of four white marble figures (€40.000 – 60.000).
There are carved limestone animals, including a winged lion (€5.000 – 7.000) and a boar (€6.000 – 8000). An attractive pair of limestone reclining greyhounds is estimated €2.500 – 3.500. Very attractive is a carved limestone jardinière in the form of three frolicking putti supporting a shallow bowl (€15.000-20.000). Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20248

A carved limestone jardinière in the form of three frolicking putti supporting a shallow bowl, Estimate € 15.000 – 20.000. Sale in Amsterdam : Garden Statuary, the Piet Jonker Collection, 30 May 2007. ©Sotheby’s Amsterdam