Lot 550
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A NEAPOLITAN BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
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A NEAPOLITAN BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY

CAST BY J.CHIURAZZI & FILS, NAPLES, AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A NEAPOLITAN BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
CAST BY J.CHIURAZZI & FILS, NAPLES, AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On an associated stone plinth
The bronze -- 67in. (170.2cm.) high, the plinth -- 23½in. (59.6cm.) high, the top -- 18 1/8in. (46cm.) square
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The Medici Mercury: the original model of 1580, of 170cm. high, now in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence (since 1828) (Inv. Bronzi 449). Formerly on a fountain in front of the loggia of Villa Medici, Rome (until 1780); Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence; Uffizi Gallery.
Comparative Literature: Charles Avery Giambologna, Phaidon, London, 1987.

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