Lot 32
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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR
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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR

CAST BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR
CAST BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On a rectangular integral plinth inscribed 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR', dark brown patination
26 in. (66 cm.) 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.

Lot Essay

This is perhaps the most celebrated sculpture of all antiquity. The original Borghese Gladiator was recorded in 1611 having been discovered in Nettuno and was taken to Cardinal Borghese's Estate. In 1807 it was purchased by Napoléon Bonaparte and by 1811 it was in Paris and is presently in the Louvre.

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