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Trophy with Nike Gustav Gurschner K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei ca. 1908

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Large marble trophy with bronze relief of Nike goddess of victory, design Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1908, marble, silver-plated bronze

  • Height: 48cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 12cm
  • 1908 to 1910
    Technique: Marble, central relief bronze, cast, patinated and partly silver-plated, bronze plaque
    lateral and on the backside, remainings of original adhesive labels Original photo in the archive Gustav Gurschner © Nikolaus Kolhammer, Vienna, AGG??, verso dated „1908“ and inscribed “Siegesgöttin/Sportpreiss./55 cm hoch Bronze/m. Marmor.“ (goddess of victory/sports trophy./55 cm high bronze/with marble), atelier stamp Gurschner; comp. depiction of similar table clock in sales catalogue of Wiener Kunsterzgiesserei A.G. (engl.), p. XXXVIII , Mod. No. 548
    11.500,00 VAT inclusive
    SKU 1205 Tag
    Description

    Gustav Gurschner was a sports enthusiast. His passion for the then modern automobile sport led him to design the trophy for the Henry Edmunds Prize of the British-French Automobile Club. Another example for his talent as sculptor is this “sports prize”, as he himself described it.
    The trophy, fifty centimeters in height, is designed like a marble monument. Nike, the ancient goddess of victory is depicted in the central niche of the marble top. Depicted in half-profile and in a striding pose, she appears to be facing the viewer. She holds a garland of laurel in her hands and a laurel wreath surrounds her head like an aureole. A fine beaded frame surrounds the rectangular central relief.
    In the ancient tradition, laurel with its evergreen leaves symbolizes fame and immortality. Gurschner thus combines the personification of victory with the shape of a memorial that will endure through the ages. Just as Nike, the goddess of victory, represents everlasting fame, the glory of an athlete’s victory, carved in marble, is meant to outlast all time.

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    Marble trophy with Nike goddess of victory Gustav Gurschner K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien ca. 1908 marble bronze silver-plated
    Trophy with Nike Gustav Gurschner K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei ca. 1908

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