ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN CHEERE, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

細節

An English lead figure of Bacchus
Attributed to John Cheere, first half 18th century
The figure draped with a lion pelt about his waist, his right arm raised with a bunch of grapes, his hair entwined with vines, restorations
41½in. (105.4cm.) high
Mounted on a panelled stone plinth - 32½in. (82.5cm.) high

來源

See note prior to lot 426.

注意事項

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拍品專文

A comparable, unattributed, figure of Bacchus in the Formal Garden at Hardwick Hall. The Hardwick figure adopts the same pose as the present piece, although modelled in reverse, holding a cup to the raised, left, hand.