Lot Essay
The original model was made in 1564 by Giambologna, or Jean de Bologne (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608), a pupil of Michelangelo and court sculptor to the Medici dukes. It is now at the Bargello.
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AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, CIRCA 1880
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An Italian Verdigris bronze figure of Mercury
After Giambologna, Circa 1880
The messenger standing and wearing a winged helmet, his right arm raised, holding the caduceus, on an Aeolus mask, on a domed base; with an associated green marble fluted cylindrical pedestal, on an octagonal plinth
The figure: 68 in. (174 cm.) high The pedestal: 25 in. (64.5 cm.) high (2)
After Giambologna, Circa 1880
The messenger standing and wearing a winged helmet, his right arm raised, holding the caduceus, on an Aeolus mask, on a domed base; with an associated green marble fluted cylindrical pedestal, on an octagonal plinth
The figure: 68 in. (174 cm.) high The pedestal: 25 in. (64.5 cm.) high (2)