ID 1076499
Lot 53 | A PATINATED-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE DYING GAUL
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, BY GIACOMO AND GIROLAMO ZOFFOLI, ROME, CIRCA 1745-1805
signed 'G. Zoffoli' and inscribed on the marble base 'This Bronze was given to Ld. Brooke, July ye.22d. 1813, / by His affectionate Cousin, CAROLINE FOX, as a Memorial / of his Uncle GENL. FITZPATRICK, to whom it belonged'
6 1⁄3 in. (16 cm.) high; 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) deep; 8 in. (20 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
The Hon. Richard FitzPatrick (1748-1813), probably bought from the Zoffoli Workshop, Rome, and by descent to his niece
The Hon. Caroline Maria Fox (1767-1845), who on 22 July 1813 gifted it to her cousin
Henry Greville, Lord Brooke, later 3rd Earl of Warwick (1779-1853), and by descent.
with Daniel Katz Ltd.
Acquired by the present owner from the above on 15 October 2015.
Literature
F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique. The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven and London, 1981, pp. 224-227, no. 44.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2015 - 2023 (MMoCA178MA).
| Artist: | Giacomo Zoffoli (1731 - 1785) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes |
| Artist: | Giacomo Zoffoli (1731 - 1785) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes |
| Address of auction |
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