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AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, ITALIAN, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A BRONZE MODEL OF A PACING BULL
After Giambologna, Italian, late 18th or early 19th century
On a later rectangular wooden base.
Greenish brown patina and lighter high points.
8¾ in. (21.6 cm.) high
12¾ in. (31.8 cm.) high, overall
After Giambologna, Italian, late 18th or early 19th century
On a later rectangular wooden base.
Greenish brown patina and lighter high points.
8¾ in. (21.6 cm.) high
12¾ in. (31.8 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
Almost certainly acquired by George William, 6th Earl of Coventry (1722-1809) and thence by descent.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
C. Avery, Giambologna - The Complete Sculpture, Oxford, 1987, no. 144, p. 270.
C. Avery, Giambologna - The Complete Sculpture, Oxford, 1987, no. 144, p. 270.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.