Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 7th January 2016
Lot 375
Francesco Bertos (Italian 1678-1741). A pair of carved marble figures of Polyphemus and Galatea
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £8000
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Description
Francesco Bertos (Italian 1678-1741). A pair of carved marble figures of Polyphemus and Galatea, Venice, c. 1700, Polyphemus: 63.3cm high, 27.5cm wide, Galatea: 60.5cm high, 28cm wide. (2)
Provenance: From an English Private Collection. Bonham's London, 29th October 2002, lot 70.
See C. Avery, The Triumph of Motion, Francesco Bertos (1678-1741) and the Art of Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, Torino, 2008, p.173, nos. 31-32.