The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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Italian, In 16th century style, Hercules

Auction Closed

March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

300 - 400 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Italian, In 16th century style

Hercules


bronze, on an ebonised wood base

bronze: 22.2cm

base: 7.5cm

Inventory, 1926, p. 24, in the drawing room
The bronze is inspired by 16th-century Florentine models, in particular Giambologna's Hercules and the dragon (Louvre, Paris, inv. no. OA 5439 bis) and Hercules wielding the club (Bargello, Florence, inv. no. 362).