Lot 75
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY

AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
On an ormolu-mounted marble pedestal inscribed on the underside 'DEV'. Green-brown patina; caduceus lacking.
17 3/4 in. (45 cm. ) high, the figure.
25 1/4 in. (64.1 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.
Sale room notice
In our opinion the base of this bronze dates from the first half of the nineteenth century and not as catalogued.

Lot Essay

This bronze is after one of the several models that Giambologna made for the 'Mercury in Flight' composition. This particular example is based on the monumental Medici Mercury of 1580 that was originally part of a fountain in front of the loggia of the Villa Medici in Rome. It is now housed in the Bargello, Florence.

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