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Lot 637: FIGURE REPRESENTANT BACCHUS

Est: €20,000 EUR - €30,000 EURSold:
Christie'sParis, FranceFebruary 23, 2009

Item Overview

Description

FIGURE REPRESENTANT BACCHUS
D'APRES PIERRE GARNIER (1638-1728), FRANCE, XVIIIEME SIECLE
En bronze, représenté debout en contrapposte, tenant une coupe de vin de sa main droite et une grappe de raisin de sa main gauche; reposant sur une base carrée entièrement moulée de style naturaliste, le socle en bronze doré sur des pieds en volutes; patine brune à rehauts brun clair
Hauteur: 35.2 cm. (14 in.), Hauteur totale: 41.5 cm. (61¼ in.)

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Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BACCHUS
AFTER PIERRE GARNIER (1638-1728), FRENCH, 18TH CENTURY
Depicted standing in contrapposto, holding a cup of wine in his right hand and a bunch of grapes in his left; on an integrally cast naturalistic square plinth with tree-trunk support; on an ormolu base with scrolling feet; medium brown patina with lighter high points

Auction Details

Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé

by
Christie's
February 23, 2009, 07:00 PM CET

9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 75008, FR