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ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO SUSINI (ITALIAN, 1558-1624), AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot 37
06.07.2023 14:30UTC +00:00
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Lot 37 | ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO SUSINI (ITALIAN, 1558-1624), AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Estimate value
£ 180 000 – 250 000
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO SUSINI (ITALIAN, 1558-1624), AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

A Pacing Horse

bronze; on a modern ebonised wood base

9 in. (22.9 cm.) high, 15.5 in. (39 cm.) high, overall





Provenance

Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1694-1733), Schloss Neschwitz, Saxony [by repute].

Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1676-1733), Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, gifted from the above [by repute].

With Matthiesen Gallery, London.

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, 10 June 1959.



Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:

K. Watson and C. Avery, 'Medici and Stuart: a Grand Ducal Gift of "Giovanni Bologna" Bronzes for Henry Prince of Wales', in The Burlington Magazine, CXV, 1973, pp. 493-507.

C. Avery and A. Radcliffe, Giambologna 1528-1609: Sculptor to the Medici, exhibition catalogue, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Museum, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 1978, pp. 172-186.

C. Avery, Giambologna - The Complete Sculpture, Oxford, 1987, nos. 38 and 132.

D. Gasparotto, ‘Cavalli e cavalieri: Il monumento equestre da Giambologna a Foggini’ in B. Paolozzi Strozzi and D. Zikos, Giambologna: gli dei, gli eroi, exhibition catalogue, Florence, Bargello Museum, 2006 pp. 88-106.

A. Kugel, Les bronzes du Prince de Liechtenstein: Chefs-d'oeuvre de la Renaissance et du Baroque, Paris, 2008, p. 94, no. 12.

P. Wengraf, Renaissance & Baroque Bronzes from the Hill collection, exhibition catalogue, New York, The Frick Collection, 2014, pp. 126-137, no. 7.





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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Artist:Antonio Susini (1558 - 1624)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Place of origin:Italy, Europe
Auction house category:Sculptures
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