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A SET OF FOUR MONUMENTAL PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE OVER LIFE-SIZE FIGURES OF LUCIUS VERUS, DRUSUS, TRAJAN AND AUGUSTUS CAESAR
A SET OF FOUR MONUMENTAL PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE OVER LIFE-SIZE FIGURES OF LUCIUS VERUS, DRUSUS, TRAJAN AND AUGUSTUS CAESAR
A SET OF FOUR MONUMENTAL PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE OVER LIFE-SIZE FIGURES OF LUCIUS VERUS, DRUSUS, TRAJAN AND AUGUSTUS CAESAR
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A SET OF FOUR MONUMENTAL PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE OVER LIFE-SIZE FIGURES OF LUCIUS VERUS, DRUSUS, TRAJAN AND AUGUSTUS CAESAR
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A SET OF FOUR MONUMENTAL PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE OVER LIFE-SIZE FIGURES OF LUCIUS VERUS, DRUSUS, TRAJAN AND AUGUSTUS CAESAR

MID-20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE

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A SET OF FOUR MONUMENTAL PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE OVER LIFE-SIZE FIGURES OF LUCIUS VERUS, DRUSUS, TRAJAN AND AUGUSTUS CAESAR
MID-20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
Each on a mottled dark grey marble and composition pedestal and inscribed 'LUCIUS VERUS CAESAR IMPERATOR CLXI.AD-CLXIX.AD', 'DRUSUS CAESAR IMPERATOR XXIII.AC-VIIAD', 'TRAIANUS CAESAR IMPERATOR XCVIII.ADCXVII. AD' and 'AUGUSTUS CAESAR IMPERATOR XXVII.AC-XIIII.AD'
133 in. (338 cm.) high, overall, approx.
Provenance
Charles de Bestegui (1895 - 1970), hôtel particulier on the rue Constantine, Paris.
Special notice
Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square not collected from Christie’s by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Cadogan Tate. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Cadogan Tate Ltd. All collections will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

These impressive statues were commissioned by Charles de Beistegui (1895 - 1970), the legendary bon vivant, for his hôtel particulier on the rue Constantine, Paris. The heir to a Mexican silver fortune, Beistegui had a flair for the theatrical and, in collaboration with the Cuban-born architect Emilio Terry (1890-1969) and his assistant Michel de Bros, designed elaborately themed rooms and garden follies in grand neo-classical style.
Beistegui was admired by many, including Robert de Balkany, who shared Beistegui’s all-consuming passion for collecting and creating grand settings.


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