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A carved green marble figure of 'The Dying Gaul' early 19th century
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description
- Marble
- Dying Gaul 36cm. high, 1ft. 2¾in.
raised on a oval base together with another similar carved figure, also after the antique and a carved ram, losses and a carved sheep (4)
Provenance
Possibly purchased in Italy, circa 1840 by George William Bowyer Adderley (1787-1872) and his wife Caroline Taylor (d.1855)
Literature
Gervase Jackson-Stops, Fillongley Hall, Warwickshire, Country Life, July 20, 1989, illustrated on the chimneypiece in the Dining Room, p. 68