Auction on
15 February 2022 - 14:00 (CET) -
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Mirror, mirror, on the wall... A series of busts gazed at their reflections in the pure water of a pair of Baroque wall fountains.
Italy, Baroque period, 17th century. A pair of shell-shaped wall fountains in gray and white Carrara marble, 115 x 100 x 69 cm/45.3 x 39.4 x 27.2 in. Result: €130,000
Italy, Baroque period, 17th century. A pair of shell-shaped wall fountains in gray and white Carrara marble, 115 x 100 x 69 cm/45.3 x 39.4 x 27.2 in. Result: €130,000
A tapestry from Beauvais found no takers. But beautiful decorative design was greeted by equally stunning results, mainly through a few after-sales highlighting Baroque Italy. A series of 12 white marble busts (see photo) sculpted in Venice in the late 17th or early 18th century by an artist from the circle of Giusto Le Court (aka Josse Le Corte)…
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