Lot 126: A BRONZE FIGURE OF NEPTUNE CAST FROM A MODEL BY GIANLORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680), ROME, SECOND QUARTER 17TH... 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm) high

Name: A BRONZE FIGURE OF NEPTUNE CAST FROM A MODEL BY GIANLORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680), ROME, SECOND QUARTER 17TH... 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm) high
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 3784732a4b

Est: £250,000 GBP - £350,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 04, 2019

Item Overview

Description

A BRONZE FIGURE OF NEPTUNE
CAST FROM A MODEL BY GIANLORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680), ROME, SECOND QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
The figure of Neptune holding a later trident; on a naturalistic base
21 ½ in. (54.5 cm) high

Artist or Maker

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

Provenance

Purchased by the cousin of the present owner April 1949 at Copper and Adams (?), and thence by descent.

Auction Details

The Exceptional Sale

Christie's

July 04, 2019, 05:30 PM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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