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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE HORSES RESTRAINED BY GROOMS, KNOWN AS THE MARLY HORSES
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE HORSES RESTRAINED BY GROOMS, KNOWN AS THE MARLY HORSES

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER GUILLAUME COUSTOU THE ELDER (1677-1746)

Fermé23 March 2011

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EUR 4,750

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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE HORSES RESTRAINED BY GROOMS, KNOWN AS THE MARLY HORSES
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER GUILLAUME COUSTOU THE ELDER (1677-1746)
Each modelled as a rearing stallion held by a groom, on a naturalistic base with inscribed signature Coustou
76 cm. high x 61 cm. wide (2)

Note du spécialiste

The original large marble sculptures were commissioned in 1739 for the horse pond in the gardens of the Château de Marly. In 1743, the king chose the models exhibited in the Louvre courtyard; the marble sculptures were installed at Marly in 1745. In 1749, they were moved to Paris on the initiative of the painter David, and placed on high pedestals at the bottom of the Champs-Elysées.