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Lot 206: A carved limestone group of Amalthea and the goat of Jupiter, after the model by Pierre Julien (1731-1804) of recent manufacture

Est: €15,000 EUR - €25,000 EUR
Sotheby'sAmsterdam, NetherlandsJune 02, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Quantity: 2

Dimensions

240cm. high overall; the base 57cm. high, 114cm. wide, 71cm. deep

Artist or Maker

Notes

Pierre Julien (1731-1804) modelled his original Amalthea in 1787. This marble group, a version of The Beauty and the Beast, was originally part of the decoration for the dairy at the Chateau Rambouillet, which Julien sculpted for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on the eve of the French Revolution.

Auction Details

Garden Statuary

by
Sotheby's
June 02, 2009, 12:00 AM CET

De Boelelaan 30, Amsterdam, 1083 HJ, NL