MID 19TH CENTURY

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A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF DIANA DE GABIES
MID 19TH CENTURY
After the Antique
63½in. (161cm.) high;
And an associated stoneware pedestal, possibly by the Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Scotland -- 34¼in. (87cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

The marble original of this model was excavated in 1792 on Prince Borghese's property at Gabii, outside Rome by Gavin Hamilton. It was purchased by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807, and was displayed in the Louvre, Paris, by 1820 where it remains today.

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