ID 892431
Lot 89 | AFTER CLAUDE-AUGUSTIN CAYOT (1667-1772), FRENCH, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
The Death of Dido
bronze; on a naturalistic base; cast in several sections; the tree stump beneath the cushion next to Dido's proper left knee stamped with the 'C' couronné poincon
22 1/2 in. (57 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's Monaco, 16-17 June 2001, lot 703 where acquired by Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi, until sold,
The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 65.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
F. Souchal, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries, A-F, London, 1977, p. 85, no 6.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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