A tall originally painted wooden sculpture in the shape of a knight with his sword. The provenance
of the sculpture is Cedergrenska tornet in Danderyd, Stockholm. Cedergrenska tornet was a neo
medieval tower build by Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren (1849-1921). The construction started
in 1896 buy was never finished during Cedergren´s lifetime. He had numerous of ideas and used
many of the best architects of his time, like Ferdinand Boberg, Erland Heurlin and Israel Wahlman.
This sculpture was meant to be a part of a large sculpture group of Sten Sture´s men. It was sold
at an auction at Cedergrenska tornet in the 1980s to the famous Stockholm antique dealer
Stopalo.
Height | 206 cm |
Width | 80 cm |
Depth | 82 cm |
Manufactured | c 1900 |