A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF AMPHITRITE
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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF AMPHITRITE

AFTER MICHEL ANGUIER (1612-1686), LATE 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF AMPHITRITE
AFTER MICHEL ANGUIER (1612-1686), LATE 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY
Depicted holding a lobster in her left hand and with a dolphin at her feet; on an integrally cast rectangular naturalistic plinth and a late 18th century ormolu-mounted bronze and marble rectangular pedestal decorated to the front with a classical cameo depicting Venus and Cupid; dark brown patina with warm medium-brown high points
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high; 20½ in. (52 cm.) high, overall

Note du spécialiste

The original model for Amphitrite formed part of the series of the Gods and Goddesses executed by Michel Anguier in 1652.