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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY

CAST FROM A MODEL BY JOHN FLAXMAN (1755-1826), LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details
A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
Cast from a model by John Flaxman (1755-1826), last quarter 18th century
On an integrally cast naturalistic plinth and a bronze-mounted cylindrical marble pedestal.
Dark brown patina with lighter high points.
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
21¾ in. (55.2 cm.) high, overall
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
R. Reilly, Wedgwood, London, 1989, vol. II, fig. 762, Appendix L.25.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This bronze figure of Mercury is a near identical copy of a black basalt version made by John Flaxman for the Wedgwood factories in 1775. His original invoice to the factory mentions him providing two statues, this figure and another of Apollo, for 1 guinea a piece (see Reilly, loc. cit.).

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