FLORENCE, SECOND HALF 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE GROUP OF DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH
FLORENCE, SECOND HALF 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Formerly with a sword in his right hand, now lacking; on an integrally cast square plinth and later square marble base; medium brown surface with the remains of a dark brown patina; very minor damages
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high, overall

Provenance

A. C. J. Wall, Esq., of Wilton Park, Bicester, and thence by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

With its elongated proportions and mannered stance with arms upraised, the author of the present bronze appears to have been influenced by the work of Benvenuto Cellini such as his Mercury, Ganymede or Narcissus (all Museo Nazionale, Florence; illustrated in J. Pope-Hennessy, Cellini, London, 1985, pls. 112, 129 and 132).

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