PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN GAINES (LOTS 538 - 549) John Gaines's accomplishments in the Lexington horse world and world-wide are well-known. He founded the Breeder's Cup and the National Thoroughbred Association, a precurser to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. In 1962, Mr. Gaines established Gainesway Farm, which grew into one of the most prominent stud farms in the world. As a collector of sculpture Mr. Gaines was more private. The elegant and restrained rooms of Mount Hope in Lexington were filled with bronzes, both small and grand, as well as marbles and terracottas. Many are iconic images, but they are also examples of great individuality and are refreshing departures from the originals. Two of the most dramatic are the large bronze of Moses, after Michelangelo, and the enormous Farnese Hercules, a tour-de-force of Italian metalwork at 35 inches tall. As Charles Avery has commented, Mr. Gaines' eye, trained in the allied field of Old Master Drawings, was quick to perceive a masterly small sculpture, in bronze or a striking portrait in marble or stucco -- and what follows are some examples of his keen eye. PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN GAINES (LOTS 538 - 549)

A PAIR OF WHITE MARBLE FEMALE FIGURES, ONE A GAME PLAYER AND ONE HOLDING A SHELL

FRENCH, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF WHITE MARBLE FEMALE FIGURES, ONE A GAME PLAYER AND ONE HOLDING A SHELL
FRENCH, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Depicted in classical hairstyle and dress and seated on integral oval bases with a further gray and white mottled marble base and a shaped bleu turquin marble plinth
16 in. (41 cm.) high, 18 in. (46 cm.) wide, 13 in. (33 cm.) deep (2)