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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN GAINES
(LOTS 538 - 549)
A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF MARS AND FAITH
ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY AND POSSIBLY ADAPTED FROM ANDIRONS
Details
A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF MARS AND FAITH
ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY AND POSSIBLY ADAPTED FROM ANDIRONS
Mars depicted in classical Roman armour and cloak with an outstretched right hand; Faith depicted holding a book in her right hand and her left hand held aloft, both on integrally cast shaped bases and on later verde antico marble bases
20 in. (51 cm.) and 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) and 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high, overall (2)
ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY AND POSSIBLY ADAPTED FROM ANDIRONS
Mars depicted in classical Roman armour and cloak with an outstretched right hand; Faith depicted holding a book in her right hand and her left hand held aloft, both on integrally cast shaped bases and on later verde antico marble bases
20 in. (51 cm.) and 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) and 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high, overall (2)
Provenance
with Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York.