Property From A NEW YORK ESTATE
Bequeathed to an EASTERN UNIVERSITY
A PAIR OF BRONZE CENTAURS
Details
A PAIR OF BRONZE CENTAURS
ATER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Each centaur mounted with winged putti, one draped with a lions' skin, the other with his hands tied behind his back-7¼in. (8½cm.) high, and 6in. (15cm.) high, on yellow marble bases, rich brown patina with extensive black lacquer, together with another bronze centaur-5¾in. (14.5cm.) high, on a black and yellow marble base (3)
ATER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Each centaur mounted with winged putti, one draped with a lions' skin, the other with his hands tied behind his back-7¼in. (8½cm.) high, and 6in. (15cm.) high, on yellow marble bases, rich brown patina with extensive black lacquer, together with another bronze centaur-5¾in. (14.5cm.) high, on a black and yellow marble base (3)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
N. Haskell and F. Penny, Taste and the Antique, New Haven, 1981, pp. 178-179, fig. 91-93
N. Haskell and F. Penny, Taste and the Antique, New Haven, 1981, pp. 178-179, fig. 91-93