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Lot 336: A FRENCH BRONZE FOUNTAIN GROUP OF THREE SATYRS

Est: £6,000 GBP - £10,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJanuary 26, 2011

Item Overview

Description

A FRENCH BRONZE FOUNTAIN GROUP OF THREE SATYRS
CIRCA 1900, AFTER PIERRE LEGROS (1629-1714)
Supporting a stone scallop basin, the bronze stamped 'BY/G108'
56 in. (143 cm.) high

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Château des Guignes, Orléans.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's Sussex, 24 May 1994, lot 169.

Notes

The present lot is after one of fourteen groups of figures known as 'Marmousets' for the Allée d'Eau, Versailles. Designed by Le Brun, they were originally cast in lead and gilded in 1669-70 by Louis Lerambert, Pierre Legros the Elder, and Etienne Le Hongre.

Auction Details

The Gothick Pavilion - A Private Collection from Belgravia

by
Christie's
January 26, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

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