HANS STOLTENBERG LERCHE (ITALIAN, 1867-1920): A BRONZE RELIEF CAST 'BAT' VASE of baluster form with long neck, cast in relief with three bats with a stylised townscape and gilt stars, signed 'H.S. Lerche Paris 1892', 19.5cm high Another example of Stoltenberg's 'Bat' vase, also dated 1892 was sold at Sotheby's, London 16 November 2006, lot 122, £2280.