Live Auction 2380Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit
AN ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A CLASSICAL MUSE
Lot 152

AN ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A CLASSICAL MUSE

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Closed27 September 2011

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GBP 2,000

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AN ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A CLASSICAL MUSE
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
46 in. (117 cm.) high
On a later stone plinth -- 36½ in. (92.5 cm.) high

The late Sir Hardy Amies KCVO.
The Garden Sale, Bonhams, London, 16 July 2007, lot 78.

Specialist note

The present lot was inherited by the late Sir Hardy Amies KCVO from his friend and mentor, the Hon Alexis Ffrench on the latter's death in 1956. Ffrench had a well known antiques and decorating business in Pont Street before and after the Second World War and was an inspiration to their mutual friend, John Fowler. The statue featured prominently in all Sir Hardy Amies' various gardens and has been featured in a number of books and magazine articles.