Lot Essay
An identical pair of figures are at Treworgey, Cornwall.
A somewhat similar figure of A Roman Soldier is on the parapet at Ditchley, Oxfordshire. It was supplied by Andries Carpentière, together with a figure of Fame in 1722-23.
Andries Carpentière (b. 167?, d 1737), anglicized his name to "Andrew Carpenter" soon after his arrival in England. He was principal assistant to John Nost, before setting up business for himself.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Lawerence Weaver, English Leadwork, London 1909
Ruppert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors, 1660-1851, London 151, revised edition.
A similar pair of figures were sold by Christie's, London, 22 May 1990, lot 312. Another figure of Mars was sold at Sotheby's, Sussex, 30th May 1990, lot 68.
A somewhat similar figure of A Roman Soldier is on the parapet at Ditchley, Oxfordshire. It was supplied by Andries Carpentière, together with a figure of Fame in 1722-23.
Andries Carpentière (b. 167?, d 1737), anglicized his name to "Andrew Carpenter" soon after his arrival in England. He was principal assistant to John Nost, before setting up business for himself.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Lawerence Weaver, English Leadwork, London 1909
Ruppert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors, 1660-1851, London 151, revised edition.
A similar pair of figures were sold by Christie's, London, 22 May 1990, lot 312. Another figure of Mars was sold at Sotheby's, Sussex, 30th May 1990, lot 68.