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Sat, Aug 1, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 968

After Francesco Righetti

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Italian, 1749-1819)Amazon, after the antique held by the Vatican, signed on base "F RIGHETTI. ET. FIL. FEC ROM./1813", gilt bronze, 14-1/4 in.Note: Interestingly, this bronze and another, lot 4030564, Diana de Gabii were used as models in a pair of candelabra designed by Luigi Valadier and now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. , Provenance: Estate of Aubrey Hancock, Charleston, South Carolina

Condition

repair to arm at two points with remnant solder, wear, wax accretion