Lot 301:  FRANCE XVIIIE SIÈCLE, D'APRÈS LOUIS GARNIER (1638-1728) ET MICHEL ANGUIER (1612-1686) BACCHUS ET AMPHITRITE | Bacchus et Amphitrite

en bronze à patine brune

Haut. 38 cm; height 15 in.

en bronze à patine brune

Very fine and crisp cast precise in all details with a warm brown patina, fine chiselling and finishing of the surface. Very minor wear to the patina consistent with age and handling. An old squared filling to Amphitrite's back. Both bronzes are marked with the crowned C, a tax applied for all transactions in France between 1745 and 1749. A very fine pair of bronzes which can be highly recommended.
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V. Krahn, Von allen Seiten schön. Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock, cat. exp. Berlin, 1995-1996, p. 568-569, n° 218 et 219; p. 206-07, n° 55.