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Lot 167

A pair of Italian gilt-bronze models of Furietti Centaurs,After the Antique, second half 18th...

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Lot 167

A pair of Italian gilt-bronze models of Furietti Centaurs,
After the Antique, second half 18th...

Price Realised: £23,616

Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 167

Description

A pair of Italian gilt-bronze models of Furietti Centaurs,
After the Antique, second half 18th century,
The first depicting a bearded figure with arms bound behind his back, the second depicting a youth raised in celebration, on a modern plinth, the front foot of one centaur is broken and detached, 52.5cm and 45.5cm high (2)

Literature: F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique - The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900, London, 1981, pp.178-179, figs. 91 and 92.

Note: The original marble versions of these bronzes were discovered during excavations in 1736 by Monsignor Furietti at Hadrian's Villa. Their decorative qualities offered copyists great possibilities for production in small-scale bronzes. Thus the latter part of the 18th century and the start of the 19th saw them produced in large numbers, both as miniature bronzes and life-size marble and plaster versions.

The desirability of the originals was so great that in 1763 Pope Benedict XIV offered Furietti a Cardinal's hat for them, while in 1765 the English offered vast sums before they were finally secured by the Capitoline Museum, Rome, where they are currently housed (Haskell and Penny, loc.cit.).

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

VAT
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(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
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Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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