拍品 75
75
A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY

AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

细节
A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
On an ormolu-mounted marble pedestal inscribed on the underside 'DEV'. Green-brown patina; caduceus lacking.
17 3/4 in. (45 cm. ) high, the figure.
25 1/4 in. (64.1 cm. ) high, overall.
注意事项
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拍场告示
In our opinion the base of this bronze dates from the first half of the nineteenth century and not as catalogued.

拍品专文

This bronze is after one of the several models that Giambologna made for the 'Mercury in Flight' composition. This particular example is based on the monumental Medici Mercury of 1580 that was originally part of a fountain in front of the loggia of the Villa Medici in Rome. It is now housed in the Bargello, Florence.