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A PAIR OF ITALIAN CARVED MARBLE GROUPS OF A LION ATTACKING A BULL AND A LION ATTACKING A HORSE

18TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE

Details
A PAIR OF ITALIAN CARVED MARBLE GROUPS OF A LION ATTACKING A BULL AND A LION ATTACKING A HORSE
18TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
Each on an integrally carved naturalistic base and a rectangular canted marble pedestal, one pedestal inscribed to the interior 'IL DAUANTI DELLA TESTA DEL LEONE'; minor losses, damages and weathering
52 and 51 in. (132 and 129.5 cm.) high; 90½ and 89½ in. (226.5 cm.) high overall (2)
Provenance
Acquired by Don Bartome March for Cala Ratjada, Mallorca circa 1965.
Literature
Donald G. Murray, Jardines De Mallorca, illustrated in situ at Torre Cega, Calle Ratjada, Mallorca.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

These magnificent sculptural groups were placed by Russell Page in the gardens at Cala Ratjada, Mallorca. The arcadian English-inspired landscape garden was interspersed with works by both traditional and more contemporary modern artists including Henry Moore, Eduardo Chillida, and Salvador Dali.

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