Lot 417
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN OR FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A YOUNG SATYR PLAYING THE FLUTE
FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Auction: 5 February 2020 at 10:00 GMT
£2,250
Description
dark brown patina, marked with the French crowned C control mark
Dimensions
26cm high
Footnote
Note: the subject of this bronze is the 1st-2nd century Roman figure which is itself a copy of the 4th century BC Greek original. The marble statue was in the Villa Borghese in Rome and now is in the collection of the Louvre.
The crowned C was a French tax mark struck on bronzes over a certain weight between February 1745 and February 1749. The 'C' stands for cuivre (copper), the principal component in the bronze alloy.