German (probably 19th century), Dialectic, bronze rectangular plaquette, after a mid-16th century South German model, Dialectic in the form of a woman reclining on the floor of a room, holding a set of scales, gesturing with her left hand, with scrolls and books at her feet; on the right, a reading desk; on the back wall, a window looking onto a view of a landscape, 84.6 x 131.7mm (cf. Weber 480.3; and Weber p. 18, 4 for a wooden version), the reverse with three drill holes for mounting, otherwise extremely fine, brown patina Provenance: John R. Gaines collection.From a series of seven south German plaquettes depicting the Liberal Arts, lead originals of which are in the GNM, Nuremberg as well as a wooden copy of Dialectic.

Estimate: GBP 400 - 600