Lot Essay
Weihrauch attributed these models to a follower of Sebastian Slodtz and possibly by his son based on their stylistic similarity with the figure of Hannibal formerly at Marly and now in the Louvre.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 40-44, 216 AND 229)
A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF MARS AND VENUS
AFTER SEBASTIAN SLODTZ, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF MARS AND VENUS
AFTER SEBASTIAN SLODTZ, 18TH CENTURY
Each on an integrally cast naturalistic base and a later square porphyry plinth; minor wear to the gilding
9¾ and 9 in. (24.7 and 22.9 cm.) high; 10 5/8 and 9¾ in. (27 and 24.8 cm.) high, overall (2)
AFTER SEBASTIAN SLODTZ, 18TH CENTURY
Each on an integrally cast naturalistic base and a later square porphyry plinth; minor wear to the gilding
9¾ and 9 in. (24.7 and 22.9 cm.) high; 10 5/8 and 9¾ in. (27 and 24.8 cm.) high, overall (2)
Provenance
European Sculpture and Works of Art, Sotheby's, London, 06 July 2007, lot 116.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
H.R. Weihrauch, Europaische Bronzestatuetten 15-18 Jahrhundert, Brunswick, 1967, cat nos. 527-528
H.R. Weihrauch, Europaische Bronzestatuetten 15-18 Jahrhundert, Brunswick, 1967, cat nos. 527-528
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