FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AFTER A MODEL VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS GIRARDON (1628-1715) OR ANTOINE COYSEVOX (1640-1720)
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Classic
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6300GBP £ 6 300 
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ID 1093526 
Lot 183  | FRENCH, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AFTER A MODEL VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS GIRARDON (1628-1715) OR ANTOINE COYSEVOX (1640-1720)
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000 
Louis XIV on horseback
bronze group; on an ormolu-mounted ebony-veneered wood base, Louis XIV in classical dress, seated on a rearing horse
20 7⁄8 in. (53 cm.) high; 24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 70.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
M. Martin, Les Monuments Équestres de Louis XIV, Paris, 1986, pp. 58-60, nos. 30 and 31.
| Artist: | François Girardon (1628 - 1715) Charles Antoine Coysevox (1640 - 1720) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Bronze | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Sculptures | 
| Artist: | François Girardon (1628 - 1715) Charles Antoine Coysevox (1640 - 1720) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Bronze | 
| 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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