ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE MODEL OF A PACING HORSE
ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Depicted with its mane bunched up to the front and raising its right front leg; on a rectangular moulded red marble plinth; greenish brown patina
20 in. (50.9 cm.) high; 21 1/8 in. (53.6 cm.) high, overall

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Lot Essay

Founded in 1870, J. Chiurazzi & Fils specialised in the reproduction of antique sculptures - particularly those dug up in excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum which were then moved to the Museo Nazionale, Naples. Their 1910 catalogue gives a clear indication of the ambitious breadth of their production ranging from small table top bronzes to much larger full-scale multi-figured compositions. The bronze horse on offer here, is one such example and is based on the generic model of the pacing horse most famously popularised by the four life-size horses of San Marco, Venice.

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