Italian, Naples, 19th century
Alexander the Great on horseback and the Dying Amazon
Lot Closed
December 14, 02:32 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Italian, Naples, 19th century
After the Antique
Alexander the Great on horseback and the Dying Amazon
bronze, dark brown patina, on green marble inlaid ebonised wood bases
bronzes: 49 by 50cm., 19¼ by 19¾in. and 49 by 46cm., 19¼ by 18in.
bases: 20.5 by 42 by 25cm., 8⅛ by 16½ by 9⅞in. each
These sumptuous bronze statuettes were probably made for a Grand Tour clientele. They copy a marble of an Amazon and a bronze of Alexander the Great, both housed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.