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FRANCE, 18TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF BACCHUS, AFTER PIERRE GARNIER
FRANCE, 18TH CENTURY
Depicted standing in contrapposto, holding a tazza and grapes and leaning against a tree stump on an integrally cast plinth and rectangular grey marble pedestal, dark reddish brown patina with lighter high points
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.4 cm.) overall
FRANCE, 18TH CENTURY
Depicted standing in contrapposto, holding a tazza and grapes and leaning against a tree stump on an integrally cast plinth and rectangular grey marble pedestal, dark reddish brown patina with lighter high points
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.4 cm.) overall
Provenance
Probably acquired by Sir William FitzHerbert, 1st Bt., whilst on the Grand Tour, circa 1768-9.
Literature
'Tissington Hall. - I. Derbyshire, The Seat of Sir Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert, Bt.', Country Life, 11 March 1911, p. 345, illustrated in situ in the Drawing-Room
H.A. Tipping, 'Tissington Hall', English homes Period III - Vol. II Late Tudor and Early Stuart 1558-1649, London, 1927, p. 196, fig. 237
H.A. Tipping, 'Tissington Hall', English homes Period III - Vol. II Late Tudor and Early Stuart 1558-1649, London, 1927, p. 196, fig. 237
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