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A BRONZE GROUP OF DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH
Lot 18 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 18 AND 19)

A BRONZE GROUP OF DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH

FLORENCE, SECOND HALF 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Fermé6 December 2012

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A BRONZE GROUP OF DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH
FLORENCE, SECOND HALF 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Formerly with a sword in his right hand, now lacking; on an integrally cast square plinth and later square marble base; medium brown surface with the remains of a dark brown patina; very minor damages
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high, overall

A. C. J. Wall, Esq., of Wilton Park, Bicester, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

With its elongated proportions and mannered stance with arms upraised, the author of the present bronze appears to have been influenced by the work of Benvenuto Cellini such as his Mercury, Ganymede or Narcissus (all Museo Nazionale, Florence; illustrated in J. Pope-Hennessy, Cellini, London, 1985, pls. 112, 129 and 132).