A PAIR OF PATINATED BRONZE AND ORMOLU FIGURES OF ATLAS

MODERN

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A PAIR OF PATINATED BRONZE AND ORMOLU FIGURES OF ATLAS
MODERN
One supporting a globe, the other supporting an armillary sphere, with a pair of faux-craquelure mirrored pedestal bases
54 in. (137 cm.) high, figure with globe; 52 in. (132 cm.) high, figure with sphere; the pedestals 42½ in. (107.5 cm.) high, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) square (4)

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Lot Essay

Large-scale figures of Atlas of the same design but with differing bases, were sold anonymously, Christie's, New York, 24 September 1998, lot 70 ($95,000 excl. premium) and 22 April 2008, lot 165 ($91,000 incl. premium).

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