21st Mar, 2018 10:00
European Works of Art & Clocks
AFTER GUILLAUME COUSTOU (FRENCH, 1677-1746): A LARGE PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE MODELS OF THE MARLEY / MARLY HORSES each horse rearing beside a semi-clad male figure, on naturalistic bases, dark brown patination, signed 'COUSTOU' 60cm high (2) Coustou's design for the Marly horses reinvented the theme of the colossal Roman marbles in the Piazza Quirinale, Rome. The original full size pair were produced for Louis XVI's royal hunting lodge at Marly.
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
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