The One
The One
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
Francesco Righetti (Rome 1749 - 1819)
Term Columns of Thalia and Melpomene
Auction Closed
February 2, 03:31 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
Francesco Righetti (Rome 1749 - 1819)
Italian, Rome, 1788
Term Columns of Thalia and Melpomene
signed and dated on each term on the left side F.RIGHETTI. ROMAE.1788
bronze, gilt bronze and paragon black marble
height: 30 in.; 76 cm.
Private Collection, Paris;
Paris, Thierry de Maigret, 11 June 2004, lot 203;
Where acquired.
A rediscovered masterpiece by Francesco Righetti. The chariot of Apollo 1793, Paris, Galerie André Lemaire exhibition October-November 20051, Paris, 2005, p. 10, fig. 2.