Italian school of the 18th century Chimera... Lot 6

Italian school of the 18th century Chimera of Arezzo Bronze with brown patina. Height. 16,3 cm Provenance : Private collection G., Montpellier. Reference work: Italy, Chimera, 400-380 B.C., bronze, H. 78.5 x W.129 cm, Florence, Archaeological Museum, inv. 23. This is a bronze reduction of the famous Chimera d' Arezzo, discovered in 1553 in Arezzo, Tuscany. It is part of the collection of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I. The ancient sculpture being incomplete, the tail of the lion ending in a snake's mouth biting the horn of the goat is a late reconstruction. Expert : Cabinet Sculpture et collection, Mrs Elodie Jeannest de Gyvès and Mr Alexandre Lacroix.