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A PAIR OF BRONZE BUSTS
france , late 17th / early 18th century
A superb pair of late 17th, early 18th century bronze classical busts, on early 19th century Siena marble bases. After a model by Pierre Puget, traditionally believed to be Mars and Vulcan.
Provenance
Christie's London, Important English Marble Statuary, European Sculpture and Works of Art, 15 July 1986
Stock number
AD.327
dimensions
Literature
Height: 19¹/₄ in (49 cm)
Width: 9 in (23 cm)
Depth: 5⁷/₈ in (15 cm)
Width: 9 in (23 cm)
Depth: 5⁷/₈ in (15 cm)
A superb pair of late 17th, early 18th century bronze classical busts, on early 19th century Siena marble bases. After a model by Pierre Puget, traditionally believed to be Mars and Vulcan.
M. Leithe Jasper, European Bronzes fro the Queens Collection, Exhibition Catalogue
A. Kugel, Les Bronzes du Prince de Liechtenstein - Chefs-d'Oeuvre de la Renaissance et du Baroque, 2008, p. 113, figs. 39 and 40
A. Kugel, Les Bronzes du Prince de Liechtenstein - Chefs-d'Oeuvre de la Renaissance et du Baroque, 2008, p. 113, figs. 39 and 40
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