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AN ITALIAN BRONZE OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR

LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Fermé19 February 2008

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GBP 1,375

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AN ITALIAN BRONZE OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Mounted on a cipolino verde marble base
15¼in. (38.5cm.) high
Together with an Neapolitian bronze figure of the Dancing Faun, late 19th century -- 13¼in. (33.5cm.) high (2)

Note du spécialiste

The original Borghese Gladiator was recorded in 1611 as having been discovered in Nettuno after which it was removed to the estate of Cardinal Borghese. In 1807 it was purchased by Napoleon Bonaparte and by 1811 it was in Paris. It is presently in the Louvre.