Post Medieval Bronze Striding Bull Figurine

ITALIAN OR FLEMISH, EARLY 17TH CENTURY AD

5" (941 grams, 12 cm including base.).

A cast advancing bull with head tilted and tail lifted, one foreleg raised, after a work by Giambologna; mounted on a socle display base.

Provenance

Ex Herman Historica, Germany.

Footnotes

Giambologna was the nickname of Jean Boulogne (1529 - 13 August 1608). He was a sculptor, known for his marble and bronze statuary in a late Renaissance style.

CONDITION

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LOT 1324

Post Medieval Bronze Striding Bull Figurine

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,025

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