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THBAnheuser-Busch Zinc Sculpture, Reynard the Bevo Fox
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Asheville, NC 28805
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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LiveMar 12, 2026
The day starts with 180+ lots of Asian arts to include items descended in the family of Anson Burlingame, a 19th century diplomat to China, a lifetime collection of snuff bottles of jade, stone, and porcelain, and carved stone seals, and a family collection of early underglaze blue and Qing porcelains from estate of Wm. Sauer, D.C., sold to benefit the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia. The auction ends with 250+ lots of American and British paintings, folk art, and furniture, Southern pottery, sterling silver, and Steiff animals, which includes a 6 ft. camel. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Reynard the Fox, the mascot of Bevo beer holding a stein and eating a mutton shank, an architectural or advertising piece after the stone carvings on the Anheuser-Busch Brewery building, Louis, Missouri, circa 1900-1925, painted zinc, 28-1/4 x 12 x 22 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Georgetown, South Carolina
Note: The Budweiser Clydesdales may be the best known mascots of any Anheuser-Busch brands. And of course, their own logo depicts an eagle. But on the corners of their brewery, there are neither horses nor eagles, but foxes, much like the fox of this lot. The story of foxes such as this began during Prohibition. Anheuser-Busch created Bevo, a nonalcoholic near-beer beverage, in 1916 after alcohol was banned in the military. This decision proved to be a wise one, as Prohibition began three years later in 1919. Anheuser-Busch ramped up production and by the early 20s, they were selling 5 million cases of Bevo every year. “It was a near-beer, so it was a product that tasted close to beer, but didn’t contain alcohol. So that was something we as a company would help us make it through the prohibition time period,” says Anheuser-Busch archivist Tracy Lauer. The mascot for Bevo was a playful character named Reynard the Fox, so-named after a popular fox character from allegorical Dutch, French, German and English fables and fairy tales and chosen because the character in the fables "was always funny whenever he was around, and he knew great places to find eats and drinks. That’s why the fox is shown on the corners with food and drink in its hand.”
- Provenance
Private Collection, Georgetown, South Carolina
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- Condition
surface with losses to paint, older overpaint of original surface, indentations, some separations on boots, arm, and base of tail, possible loss of Bevo logo on stein, hole proper left eye Note - Brunk Auctions makes every effort to offer accurate and thorough information, but encourages prospective bidders to inspect items in person whenever possible. Condition statements are provided as a courtesy for general guidance and should not be considered complete or definitive. They do not represent a warranty or assumption of liability by Brunk Auctions. Certain condition issues may not be specifically noted in the report but may be visible in the accompanying photographs, which are considered part of the overall condition report. Please refer to our Terms of Sale for complete information and contact us for additional photos or information as needed.
