AFTER THE ANTIQUE, 19TH CENTURY

Details

A French or Italian bronze model of the Faun with Clappers
After the Antique, 19th century
On an oval base
21½in. (54.5cm.) high

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 This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

Lot Essay

The Faun with Clappers was first recorded in a book on Roman costume by Albert Rubens and published in 1665. At that stage the work was in the collection of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence. By 1688 though it was recorded as being in the collection of the Tribuna of the Uffizi, and it remains there to this day.

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