Karakterkop naar Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 - 1783) - 2/3 toetanchamon The legs curve outward in

The legs curve outward in a tulip shape and meet at a faceted walnut block at the foot

The Savoy has two open compartments suited to books

met de hand gegoten kunstobject in Art deco-stijl

This blue and white porcelain lidded jar is painted in classic cobalt blue with the Shuangxi (Double Happiness) motif

Karakterkop naar Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 - 1783) - 2/3 toetanchamon The legs curve outward inThis bronze bust is a character head after Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 1783), from his series of Charakterkpfe (Character Heads) modelled between 1770 and 1783. Messerschmidt based each head on his own face, holding a single extreme expression. Here the features pull into a tight, forced grin, the brow knotted above narrowed eyes. The bust is cast in bronze and finished with a dark, near black patina that follows every crease and tendon. The