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Lot 539: A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF MARS AND FAITH
Auction House: Christie's
Auction Location: New York, NY, USA
20 Rockefeller Plaza
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USA
10020
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Auction Title: Important European Furniture, Works of Art, Tapestries, Ceramics and Carpets
Auction Date: 17 May 2005
Artist or Maker: ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY AND POSSIBLY ADAPTED FROM ANDIRONS
Description: ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY AND POSSIBLY ADAPTED FROM ANDIRONS
Mars depicted in classical Roman armour and cloak with an outstretched right hand; Faith depicted holding a book in her right hand and her left hand held aloft, both on integrally cast shaped bases and on later verde antico marble bases
20 in. (51 cm.) and 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.) high; 25 1/2 in. (65 cm.) and 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high, overall (2)
Provenance: with Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York.
Notes: PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN GAINES
(LOTS 538 - 549)
