Master Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Master Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, sold to Benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation
North Italian, probably Padua, early 16th Century
Pacing Panther
Lot Closed
January 30, 07:19 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
North Italian, probably Padua, early 16th Century
Pacing Panther
bronze, on ebonized wood base
length 5 1/4 in.; 13.3cm.
This bronze is one of a number of similar casts derived from a lost antique model which featured a team of harnessed panthers leading Bacchus' chariot. There are similar 16th century variants of the model, with raised right legs and tails wrapped around the back of their legs, including one in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (54.38) and one sold in these rooms from the collection of Carter Burden, 18 October 2003, lot 78.