Lot 7
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE MARLY HORSE GROUPS
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE MARLY HORSE GROUPS

AFTER COUSTOU, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE MARLY HORSE GROUPS
AFTER COUSTOU, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Set on naturalistic rockwork bases and black slate plinths
8¼ in. (21 cm.) (2)
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

The original Marly horses or 'Chevaux de Marly' were made by Guillaume Coustou for the Palace of Marly in 1740-45 and represented the wild and free forces of nature. They were placed at the head of the Champs-Elysées in Paris in 1794 and two hundred years later were moved again to the Louvre. They achieved celebratory status especially during the Napoleonic wars and came to be seen as an allegory of France and glory in war.

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