A PAIR OF BRONZE MARLY HORSES, after the model by Guillaume Coustou, each with a fleece, rearing back on its hind legs, its groom trying to control it by the reins (the reins on one horse broken), late 19th Century

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A PAIR OF BRONZE MARLY HORSES, after the model by Guillaume Coustou, each with a fleece, rearing back on its hind legs, its groom trying to control it by the reins (the reins on one horse broken), late 19th Century
one: 20¼in. (51.4cm.) wide; 24in. (61cm.) high; 9¾in. (24.8cm.) deep
the other: 19in. (48.2cm.) wide; 23¼in. (59cm.) high; 8¼in. (21cm.) deep (2)

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The original pair of horses were sculpted from marble by Guillaume Coustou between 1740 and 1745; they used to stand at the entrance to the Marly Park riding school. They now stand at the entrance of the Champs Elysée.

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