An Italian silver group of the Flagellation last quarter 18th century

upon marble and gilt bronze base.

Very minor wear and surface abrasions. Very minor chipping to edges of green marble base. Overall very good condition.
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Another version of this Flagellation is in the Ciechanowiecki Foundation in the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Those figures are in gilt bronze and stand on a lapis lazuli base, with a gilt bronze border identical to the present example.

The origin of the models for the figures dates to the 17th century and must be related to the so-called "Ciechanowiecki Master", who likely worked in Rome in the early tradition of artists such as Guglielmo della Porta.

It is clear that the sculptor was aware of the series of Flagellation groups by Algardi and Duquesnoy; the former's composition was repeated well into the 18th century. See Artemis Group, Valadier, Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths (exh. cat.), London, 1991, no. 62 for a drawing by Giuseppe Valadier circa 1790 of a gilt bronze example on an elaborate base.