Lot 82: A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE APOLLO BELVEDERE

A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE APOLLO BELVEDERE BY FRANCESCO RIGHETTI (1749-1819), 1790 On an integrally cast circular bronze plinth and a gilt-bronze and porphyry cylindrical pedestal; signed and dated on the side of the plinth 'F. RIGETTI. F. ROMAE. 1790'; with a greenish-brown patina 13¾ in. (34.8 cm.) high; 20¾ in. (52.5 cm.) high, overall

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique - The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven and London, 1981, pp. 205-208, no. 34, fig. 106.