Furniture and Works of Art including the Peter Coldicott collection of corkscrews. - 9th September 2008

Lot 418

A bronze group of Mazeppa on a horse

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £460

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Description

A bronze group of Mazeppa on a horse, mounted on a polished granite stand, possibly a maquette for a larger sculpure, 22in (56cm) h, 19in (48cm) w. Mazeppa is an epic poem by Lord Byron, the epnoymous hero is tied to a back of a horse after involvement with the wife of a gentleman. He later becomes the Prince of Ukraine.