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A BRONZE MODEL OF A GRAZING HORSE
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A BRONZE MODEL OF A GRAZING HORSE

17TH CENTURY, WORKSHOP OF FRANCESCO FANELLI

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A BRONZE MODEL OF A GRAZING HORSE
17TH CENTURY, WORKSHOP OF FRANCESCO FANELLI
On a rectangular bronze plinth, medium brown patina and lighter high points
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high, overall
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.

Lot Essay

Francesco Fanelli was a highly gifted Florentine sculptor that also worked in Genoa (1609-10) before being summoned to the court of Charles I in England. Fanelli's particular genius for small bronzes was so admired by the King that he was commissioned to produce a whole series of equestrian bronzes for the Royal collection. Judging by the large number of variations in these bronzes it appears that Fanelli had a particular fondness for them. The present model of a grazing horse, however, is one of the rarer types - another example can be seen in the Grünes Gewölbe, Dresden (H. Weihrauch, Europäische Bronzestatuetten 15.-18. Jahrhundert, Braunschweig, 1967, pl. 287).

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