Lot Essay
Another example of the present composition is housed in the Grünes Gewölbe Museum in Dresden described as French, early 18th century, inv. no. ZV 3511 (see Martin loc. cit.).
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AFTER A MODEL VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS GIRARDON (1628-1715) OR ANTOINE COYSEVOX (1640-1720)
Louis XIV on horseback
Details
FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AFTER A MODEL VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS GIRARDON (1628-1715) OR ANTOINE COYSEVOX (1640-1720)
Louis XIV on horseback
bronze group; on an ormolu-mounted ebony-veneered wood base, Louis XIV in classical dress, seated on a rearing horse
20 7⁄8 in. (53 cm.) high; 24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) high, overall
Louis XIV on horseback
bronze group; on an ormolu-mounted ebony-veneered wood base, Louis XIV in classical dress, seated on a rearing horse
20 7⁄8 in. (53 cm.) high; 24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 70.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
M. Martin, Les Monuments Équestres de Louis XIV, Paris, 1986, pp. 58-60, nos. 30 and 31.
M. Martin, Les Monuments Équestres de Louis XIV, Paris, 1986, pp. 58-60, nos. 30 and 31.
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Lucy Speelman
Junior Specialist, Head of Part II
Another example of the present composition is housed in the Grünes Gewölbe Museum in Dresden described as French, early 18th century, inv. no. ZV 3511 (see Martin loc. cit.).