Lot 24
After the original by Michelangelo, stamped pastille Reduction Mecanique, A. Collas Brevete
The seated figure dressed in full armour with his head averted, a club resting on his lap, stamped pastille to the reverse, 36 cm high.
History: the present work is a reduction of the larger original, which was executed in marble by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) and is one of three statues adorning the tomb of Giuliano de Medici, Duke of Nemours, in the Medici Chapel in Florence. The reduction was cast in seven different sizes.
Reference: Berman, Bronzes: Sculptors & Founders, 1800-1930, vol. IV, Abage, Chicago 1980, pl. 3429, page 898.
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
LJ Decorative Arts and Fine Furniture Sale
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Sale: LJ5431
6:00pm - 24 May 2010
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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