CAST FROM A MODEL BY PROSPER LECOURTIER, CIRCA 1904
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A French ormolu and bronze group of a Roman charioteer, on wooden pedestal
Cast from a model by Prosper Lecourtier, Circa 1904
The elaborate chariot with foliate decoration to the sides, drawn by two rearing horses, the driver struggling to restrain them, on a naturalistically-cast base inscribed P. LECOURTIER ANNEE 1904 and with foundry inscription COPYRIGHT 1904 EMILE SCHMOLL; on a painted wooden pedestal, simulating veined brown marble, with panelled sides and stepped base
The bronze: 24¾ in. (62.8n cm.) high
The pedestal: 40½ in. (103 cm.) high
Cast from a model by Prosper Lecourtier, Circa 1904
The elaborate chariot with foliate decoration to the sides, drawn by two rearing horses, the driver struggling to restrain them, on a naturalistically-cast base inscribed P. LECOURTIER ANNEE 1904 and with foundry inscription COPYRIGHT 1904 EMILE SCHMOLL; on a painted wooden pedestal, simulating veined brown marble, with panelled sides and stepped base
The bronze: 24¾ in. (62.8n cm.) high
The pedestal: 40½ in. (103 cm.) high