A bronze model of a satyr and a nymph - image-1

Lot 1454 Dα

A bronze model of a satyr and a nymph

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 6.250 € (incl. premium)

A bronze model of a satyr and a nymph

Mythological figures cast in the round and mounted on square plinths of different coloured marble. The candle branches (?) missing, chips to the front of the marble plinths. H 59 and 56.7 cm.
Attributed to Northern Italy / Venice, 18th C.

The running pose with extended arms used for this figure was inspired by Giambologna's “Mercurio volante”, of which one cast is housed in the Bargello in Florence and another in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Provenance

Renaissance to Baroque: A distinguished Southern European Collection