Lot 245
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURES OF MERCURY AND IRIS
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURES OF MERCURY AND IRIS

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, MERCURY AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURES OF MERCURY AND IRIS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, MERCURY AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA
On stepped cylindrical plinths, with bronze friezes of cavorting amorini
32 in. (81.2 cm.) and 33 in. (83.7 cm.) high respectively (2)
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Lot Essay

The left (illustrated) bronze is a reproduction one of the several models that Giambologna made for the 'Mercury in Flight' composition. This particular example is based on the monumental Medici Mercury of 1580 that was originally part of a fountain in front of the Loggia of the Villa Medici in Rome. It is now housed in the Bargello, Florence. It's pendant figure, possibly representing Fortuna, is a 19th century addition.

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