Lot Essay
A pair of figures of Atlas of the same design, but with slightly differing bases, was sold Christie's, New York, 24 September 1998, lot 70 ($95,000 exc. premium).
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20TH CENTURY, THE STANDS MODERN
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A PAIR OF BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF ATLAS
20TH CENTURY, THE STANDS MODERN
Depicted standing and holding either a terrestrial globe or a celestial globe on his shoulders, his hands resting at his hips on a square plinth, each raised on a brown-painted and parcel-gilt mahogany paneled pedestal with fluted frieze below a Latin-inscribed panel and a stepped molded plinth
The statues 52 in. (132 cm.) high, 93 in. (236 cm.) high overall, 19¾ in. (50 cm.) square (2)
20TH CENTURY, THE STANDS MODERN
Depicted standing and holding either a terrestrial globe or a celestial globe on his shoulders, his hands resting at his hips on a square plinth, each raised on a brown-painted and parcel-gilt mahogany paneled pedestal with fluted frieze below a Latin-inscribed panel and a stepped molded plinth
The statues 52 in. (132 cm.) high, 93 in. (236 cm.) high overall, 19¾ in. (50 cm.) square (2)