Koller - Out of This World Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 4pm

1801* JOINTEDMANIKIN Alder wood, carved France around 1920 51 x 17 x 7 cm Provenance: Paolo Morigi Collection, Lugano Manikins have been known since antiquity, when they were probably clothed and served as movable children‘s toys, as puppets and very probably also as cult objects. The first literary mention of these figures can be found in the Trattato dell‘architettura by Antonio Filarete around 1460. Well-known studies of jointed figures can also often be found in the drawings of Albrecht Dürer. Since the 18th century, they have mostly been used as models for artists, as an aid in anatomical drawings and paintings. The jointed limbs of the manikin presented here were made by hand from pine wood. Over time, the wood has aged beauti­ fully, giving the grain a rich, warm tone. See also lot 1861 and 1900 CHF 2 000 / 4 000 (€ 1 940 / 3 880) 1802* TRILOBITE Montana, USA 350 million years 5.5 x 5 cm Provenance: Italian private collection The trilobites („three-lappers“) are an extinct class of marine arthropods. They are considered to be the most important fossils of the Earth‘s history. Their remains are used to determine the relative ages of various sedimentary rocks. This is an exceptionally beautiful specimen with fine limbs carefully carved out of the stone. See also lot 1867. CHF 1 000 / 2 500 (€ 970 / 2 430) | 4 Out of This World | Natural History, Space Exploration & Entertainment Memorabilia