764
A WHITE MARBLE SCULPTURE, 19TH CENTURY; WEAR, SOME CHIPS AND LOSSES, SOME SCRATCHES AND TRACES OF DIRT
busto dello scultore francese Corneille van Cleve, su base a plinto ottagonale non pertinente, firmato Caffieri nel retro a destra; usure, alcune sbeccature e mancanze per lo più nelle parti esposte, alcuni graffi e tracce di sporco
Alt. cm 74,5, larg. cm 50, prof. cm 30
Alt. cm 74,5, larg. cm 50, prof. cm 30
ESTIMATE € 10.000 - 12.000
Questo marmo riprende uno dei più felici ritratti di Jean Jacques Caffieri (1725 - 1792), quello dello scultore parigino Corneille Van Cleve (1645 ? 1732) realizzato probabilmente intorno alla metà del diciottesimo secolo. Van Cleve fu influenzato dal Bernini, e impegnato anche nelle committenze della corte a Versailles: la derivazione dai prototipi berniniani appare evidente nella resa veristica e vitale del personaggio, che non può non ricordare il celebre ritratto del 1665 di Luigi XIV. Il risultato è di rara forza ed insieme di piacevolezza, e giustifica la fortuna del modello, spesso ripreso in versioni (per lo più in marmo e terracotta) di grande qualità ed impatto decorativo. Per l'opera di Caffieri si veda tra gli altri 'Further observations on Caffieri's bust of Van Cleve' in Bulletin of art division, vol. XIII, n. 3, County Museum, Los Angeles, 1961.
LOTS
762
A PARTIALLY PAINTED IRON ARMORIAL ELEMENT, 17TH CENTURY; WEAR, TRACES OF RUST, SOME LOSSES, DENTS
A PARTIALLY PAINTED IRON ARMORIAL ELEMENT, 17TH CENTURY; WEAR, TRACES OF RUST, SOME LOSSES, DENTS
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.500
768
A PAINTED TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, DAMAGES, LOSSES, RESTORATIONS
A PAINTED TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, DAMAGES, LOSSES, RESTORATIONS
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.200
778
AN ALABASTER TABLE TOP, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, SOME SCRATCHES, CHIPS AND LOSSES
AN ALABASTER TABLE TOP, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, SOME SCRATCHES, CHIPS AND LOSSES
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.500
783
TWO MARBLE SPECIMEN ELEMENTS, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, DAMAGES, LOSSES, CHIPS AND SCRATCHES (2)
TWO MARBLE SPECIMEN ELEMENTS, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, DAMAGES, LOSSES, CHIPS AND SCRATCHES (2)
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.500
787
A PAIR OF BRONZE AND ENAMEL VASES, JAPAN, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, SCRATCHES, SOME LOSSES (2)
A PAIR OF BRONZE AND ENAMEL VASES, JAPAN, 19TH-20TH CENTURY; WEAR, SCRATCHES, SOME LOSSES (2)
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.500
802
A RED MARBLE VASE, 19TH CENTURY; WEAR, SOME CHIPS, LOSSES, SCRATCHES, PROBABLE RESTORATIONS
A RED MARBLE VASE, 19TH CENTURY; WEAR, SOME CHIPS, LOSSES, SCRATCHES, PROBABLE RESTORATIONS
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.200
827
A DARK PATINA BRONZE SCULPTURE, 19TH CENTURY; WEAR, SOME SCRATCHES AND SPOTS, CHIPS AND LOSSES
A DARK PATINA BRONZE SCULPTURE, 19TH CENTURY; WEAR, SOME SCRATCHES AND SPOTS, CHIPS AND LOSSES
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.500
829*
A SMALL IVORY AND PIETRA DURA BUST, 19TH CENTURY; WEAR, CHIPS, DAMAGES, RESTORATIONS
A SMALL IVORY AND PIETRA DURA BUST, 19TH CENTURY; WEAR, CHIPS, DAMAGES, RESTORATIONS
ESTIMATE € 1.000 - 1.200