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405. After the antique. A mid-19th century French bronze Grand Tour bust of Ariadne, stamped ‘G S’ for Georges Emile Henri Servant (French 1828-1890), on a turned socle and a bronze and rosso antico marble column, 48.9cm high. £800-1,200 Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.
406. A 19th century Italian bronze Grand Tour ewer, the handle formed as a hippocampus with a trident tail and a male mask terminal, 23.9cm high, together with a bronze plate, with a pierced stiff leaf border. (2) £150-200
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407. After the antique. A late 19th century bronze Grand Tour figure of the Borghese Gladiator, standing on an ebonised wooden plinth, 28.8cm high. £200-300 Although known as the Borghese Gladiator the original marble is in fact based on a fighting warrior and it dates from 100BC. Since its discovery in the early 17th century at Antium, the Borghese Gladiator has been praised as an aesthetic male nude in motion.
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408. A late 19th century French classical bronze Grand Tour tazza by Barbedienne, with leaf and scroll handles, the centre with a relief portrait bust of Venus, the base stamped ‘F. BARBEDIENNE & CIE’ and with a printed paper trade label ‘F. BARBEDIENNE, 30, Bt Poissonniere BRONZE D’ART’, 13cm high, 26cm wide. £100-150