£4,000
After François Girardon (1628 - 1715), a fine patinated bronze equestrian group of King Louis XIV of France, mounted, second half 19th century; in the manner of the Antique equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius; portrayed in flamboyant attire, his head turned to dexter, his right hand raised and pointing with the index finger; on a rectangular marmo nero Belgio socle; atop a premier-partie Boulle worked spreading rectangular base of brass foliate marquetry in tortoiseshell, the long sides and corner angles with Bacchic mask mounts, above a foliate and strapwork cast band; 95cm high overall; the bronze and black marble 72cm high, 59cm long NOTE: The original, over life-size statue was situated in the Place Louis le Grand, -a square designed for the sculpture. It was destroyed during the French Revolution, but its appearance is known from a small scale model held at the Musee Louvre.
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