ID 791857
Lot 24 | CIRCLE OF FERDINANDO TACCA (1619-1686), LATE 17TH CENTURY
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 100 000
Moses and the Brazen Serpent
terracotta relief
26 3⁄8 x 23 in. (67 x 58.5 cm)
Provenance
Llanbedr Hall, Denbighshire; possibly acquired by Joseph Ablett (1773-1848) while on the Grand Tour.
Literature
W. Tydeman, 'Ablett of Llanbedr: Patron of the Arts', reprinted from Transactions of the Denbighshire Historical Society, Vol. 19, 1970, pp. 141-187.
G. Pratesi ed., Repertorio della Sculptura Fiorentina del Seicento e Settecento, Turin, 1993,, I, pp. 105-106, III, figs. 638-659.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Terracotta |
| Art style: | Baroque, Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Italy |
| Category: | Frieze |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Terracotta |
| Art style: | Baroque, Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Italy |
| Category: | Frieze |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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