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    Sale 5543

    THE MICHAEL ROBERTS COLLECTION OF GARDEN ORNAMENTS

    Ashurst, Kent

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    27 September 2004

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    • A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF DIANA D
    Lot 253

    A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF DIANA DE GABIES

    MID 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 14,340

    Estimate

    GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000

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    A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF DIANA DE GABIES
    MID 19TH CENTURY
    After the Antique
    63½in. (161cm.) high;
    And an associated stoneware pedestal, possibly by the Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Scotland -- 34¼in. (87cm.) high (2)

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    Lot Essay

    The marble original of this model was excavated in 1792 on Prince Borghese's property at Gabii, outside Rome by Gavin Hamilton. It was purchased by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807, and was displayed in the Louvre, Paris, by 1820 where it remains today.

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