Master to Master: The Nelson Shanks Collection
Master to Master: The Nelson Shanks Collection
After Louis Garnier and Michel Anguier
Bacchus and Amphitrite
Auction Closed
January 27, 08:24 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
After Louis Garnier
Paris 1638 - 1728
and Michel Anguier
Eu 1613 – 1686 Paris
Bacchus and Amphitrite
bronze, on later gilt and painted wood bases
heights of each bronze: 15 and 14 4/5 in.; 38.1 and 37.6 cm.
heights of bases: 5 1/2 in.; 14 cm.
These fine casts are copies after Louis Garnier's Bacchus, conceived during the second half of the 17th century, and Michel Anguier's Amphitrite, created circa 1652. While these compositions descend from different artists, they were often placed together as a "false pair" during the 18th and 19th centuries due to their similar sizes, poses, and facial expressions.