Lot 313: A CARVED LIMESTONE GROUP OF AMALTHEA AND THE GOAT OF JUPITER, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE JULIEN (1731-1804)

Name: A CARVED LIMESTONE GROUP OF AMALTHEA AND THE GOAT OF JUPITER, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE JULIEN (1731-1804)
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 5f28f631d7

Est: €12,000 EUR - €18,000 EUR

Sotheby'sAmsterdam, NetherlandsMay 26, 2010

Item Overview

Description

A CARVED LIMESTONE GROUP OF AMALTHEA AND THE GOAT OF JUPITER, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE JULIEN (1731-1804) Quantity: 2 240cm. high overall; the base 57cm. high; 114cm. wide, 71cm. deep

Artist or Maker

Pierre Julien

Notes

Pierre Julien (1731-1804) modelled his original Amalthea in 1787 (now in the Louvre Museum). 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 Sculpture & Architectural Ornaments - The Piet Jonker Collection

Sotheby's

May 26, 2010, 02:00 PM CET

De Boelelaan 30, Amsterdam, 1083 HJ, NL

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