A FINE SOUTH GERMAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF SATRYR DEFEATING A DRAGON

Description:

late 16th or early 17th century
H. 32 cm
Bronze, dark brown patina. A standing wild man with horns and claws in a dynamic pose, holding the dragon's head defensively in his left hand and striking out with his right. The dragon is wrapped around his left leg. With a solid black slate base.
Important private collection, Rhineland, acquired at Christie's London, 7 April 1981, lot 54