Live Auction 14193Robert de Balkany Rome & the Côte d'Azur
A PAIR OF LACQUERED-BRASS, ROCK CRYSTAL, PORPHYRY AND WHITE MARBLE MODELS OF ELEPHANTS
Lot 177

A PAIR OF LACQUERED-BRASS, ROCK CRYSTAL, PORPHYRY AND WHITE MARBLE MODELS OF ELEPHANTS

CAST AFTER THE MODEL BY GIUSEPPE BENEDUCE

Closed23 March 2017

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GBP 13,750

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A PAIR OF LACQUERED-BRASS, ROCK CRYSTAL, PORPHYRY AND WHITE MARBLE MODELS OF ELEPHANTS
CAST AFTER THE MODEL BY GIUSEPPE BENEDUCE
Each supporting an obelisk, inscribed 'G. Beneduce'
37 ¾ in. (96 cm.) high; 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep

Specialist note

These models of elephants are based on the Elephant and Obelisk sculpture in the Piazza della Minerva, Rome, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1667.