Centuries of Beauty Fine Auction
Sun, Jun 21, 2026 02:00PM EDT
Lot 130
Bronze Otto Poertzel (German 1876-1963)
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Bronze Otto Poertzel (German 1876-1963)
'Storming Centaur'
The Centaur portrayed at gallop with an Amazon struggling at the reins.
On a marble plinth.
20in (51cm) h. 26in (66cm)
Otto.Poertzel participated in numerous international exhibitions, including the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and at the Brussels International Art Exhibition in 1910, During the Third Reich he sculpted relief busts of Adolf Hitler.
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'Storming Centaur'
The Centaur portrayed at gallop with an Amazon struggling at the reins.
On a marble plinth.
20in (51cm) h. 26in (66cm)
Otto.Poertzel participated in numerous international exhibitions, including the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and at the Brussels International Art Exhibition in 1910, During the Third Reich he sculpted relief busts of Adolf Hitler.
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