A late 19th century silvered bronze group, The Wedded, after Frederick, Lord Leighton, the couple shown standing in an embrace, the circular base inscribed Modelled by G.B. Amendola, from the picture of Sir Frederick Leighton -- 29½in. (75cm.) high.

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A late 19th century silvered bronze group, The Wedded, after Frederick, Lord Leighton, the couple shown standing in an embrace, the circular base inscribed Modelled by G.B. Amendola, from the picture of Sir Frederick Leighton -- 29½in. (75cm.) high.
See Illustration.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Leonée & Richard Ormond, Lord Leighton, Yale, 1975.

The picture by Leighton is illustrated, plate 174, the authors suggest that this group and other genre figures with human appeal were met with an insatiable desire by the Victorian Public.

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