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French Bronze of Crouching Venus on A Turtle after Antoine Coysevox
$5,113.53
£3,750
€4,354.46
CA$7,046.20
A$7,745.50
CHF 4,066.35
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FRENCH 19TH CENTURY BRONZE OF CROUCHING VENUS AFTER COYSEVOX
From our Bronze Sculpture collection we are delighted to offer this French Bronze of Crouching Venus sat upon a turtle, after the celebrated model by Antoine Coysevox circa 1880. This exquisite piece depicts Venus, scantily clad in cloth and surprised at her bath. She crouches gracefully, her right knee near the ground, her head turned delicately to the right, while her arm crosses over her shoulder to modestly cover her breasts.
At the rear, a finely detailed tortoise supports the goddess, symbolising patience and stability. The bronze is chased with superb attention to detail and rests on a richly hued Siena marble plinth, bordered with a bronze frieze.
The model was first delivered in marble by Antoine Coysevox in 1686 for the Château de Marly. In his version, Venus rests on a tortoise rather than a shell, a choice that so delighted Louis XIV that both marble and bronze versions were commissioned. Today, the marble resides at the Musée du Louvre, while the bronze is proudly displayed in the gardens at the Château de Versailles.
This French school piece is a fine nineteenth-century tribute to Coysevox’s celebrated original, reflecting both the grace of classical antiquity and the prestige of French bronze casting.
LITERATURE
– F. Haskell & N. Penny, For the Love of Antiquity. Greco-Roman statuary and European taste, London, 1981, pp. 349-51.
– R. Wenley, French Bronzes in the Wallace Collection, London, 2002, pp. 42-46.
– F. Souchal, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries, London, 1993, Vol IV, p. 54
– Royal Collection Trust Aphrodite or ‘Crouching Venus’ 199 AD RCIN 69746
– Wallace Collection S188
– Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi 1914 n. 188
– Louvre MR 1826
- Dimensions:Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)Width: 10.24 in (26 cm)Depth: 6.3 in (16 cm)
- Style:Belle Époque (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1880
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Good Antique Condition – old repair to marble.
- Seller Location:Newark, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: WTWXDD1stDibs: LU6971247990192
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