CIRCA 1880

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A French white marble group of Leda and the Swan
Circa 1880
Leda wearing a tiara in her hair and drapery round her shoulders, stroking the swan, on a naturalistic base with bullrush to the back
32 in. (81 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

A Greek myth tells how Leda, the wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, was loved by Jupiter (Zeus). He came to her by the river in the form of a swan and lay with her. As a result of their union she laid one or perhaps two eggs (accounts vary) from which were hatched the heavenly twins Castor and Pollux (Gemini of the zodiac), Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.

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