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Lot 6
30.01.2024 10:00UTC -05:00
Classic
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$ 2 470 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1126153
Lot 6 | ATTRIBUTED TO MASO FINIGUERRA (FLORENCE, 1426-1464)
Estimate value
$ 600 000 – 1 000 000
ATTRIBUTED TO MASO FINIGUERRA (FLORENCE, 1426-1464)

HERCULES AND ANTAEUS

brass

10 in. (25.5 cm.) high

14 in. (33.5 cm.) high, overall

on a polychrome and gilt-walnut base with the Ricasoli coat of arms, late 15th century, with a circular ink export stamp to the underside





Provenance

Albertaccio Corsini (1460-1545) who married Lucrezia di Rinieri Ricasoli in 1486, and by descent.

with Giovanni Pratesi Antiquario, Florence, acquired from the heirs of the above.

with Patricia Wengraf, London (then trading as Alex Wengraf Ltd.), acquired from of the above, 1998.

Acquired from the above, 1998.



Literature

P. Wengraf, ed., Renaissance & Baroque Bronzes from the Hill Collection, exh. cat., New York, 2014, no. 3, pp. 90-99.



Exhibited

New York, The Frick Collection, European Bronzes from the Quentin Collection, 28 September 2004-2 January 2005, pp. 54-67, no. 1.

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017-2021, on long-term loan, no. 2017.40.10.



Further details

Please note a scanned copy of the full catalogue entry from the catalogue of the 2004 Quentin Collection exhibition at The Frick Collection, New York is available upon request.
Artist:Maso da Finiguerra (1426 - 1464)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Brass
Place of origin:Italy
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