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A GERMAN GILT-BRONZE GROUP OF LOUIS XIV ON HORSEBACK
Lot 233

A GERMAN GILT-BRONZE GROUP OF LOUIS XIV ON HORSEBACK

CIRCA 1868, AFTER MICHAEL WAGMULLER (1839-1881)

Closed2 June 2015

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A GERMAN GILT-BRONZE GROUP OF LOUIS XIV ON HORSEBACK
CIRCA 1868, AFTER MICHAEL WAGMULLER (1839-1881)
The naturalistic base with cast inscription 'nach Gobertmodell.M.Wagümller.München. / gegossen Lenz.Heroldt.Nurnberg. 1868'
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high on an ebonised wood plinth

The Von Heyl Collection, Worms, Germany

Specialist note

Michael Wagmüller was Court Sculptor to Ludwig II working at Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof. The model appears to be based on a bronze equestrian group attributed to Guillaume de Groff (1680-1742) who produced a series of statuettes of monarchs including William III at Windsor castle and Charles XII of Sweden.