Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 2 - 30 Jun 2022
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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE 'UFFIZI WRESTLERS'
A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE 'UFFIZI WRESTLERS'
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
on a naturalistic base, with dark brown patination
43cm high, 50cm wide, 36cm deep
Catalogue Note
The original sculpture, attributed to Lysippus, was found in 1583 in the Horti Lamiani on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. It was bought and restored by Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici, before being put on exhibition in the Villa Medici. It is currently on view in the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence.