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ANTIQUE #SA1032148

Grand Tour Style French Bronze Of Danaides

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Tim Saltwell Antiques

A good late 19th century, French, Grand Tour style bronze figure of Danaides with a Bowl. The female figure leaning over a twin handled bowl on stand. Possibly cast by Barbedienne. The original statue is located in the Vatican Museum, Rome, carved in the 4th century BC.
 
Height 10 3/4” (27.3cm)
 
Width 4 1/4” (10.8cm)
 
Depth 5” (12.7cm)
 
French
 
Circa 1880
 
According to Greek mythology, the Danaides were the fifty daughters of King Danaos of Argos, who was in conflict with his brother Aegyptos, father of fifty sons. The fifty sons went to Argos to propose marriage to the Danaides as a conciliatory gesture towards Danaos. Danaos resented his brother and ordered his daughters to murder their bridegrooms on their wedding night. They proceeded, except all but one. As a result of their crimes, the Danaides were sentenced to the underworld where their unending penance was to fill pierced jugs with water. The original statue is located in the Vatican Museum, Rome, carved in the 4th century BC.
 
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Internal Reference: 4305
Antique Number: SA1032148
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 27.3cm (10.7inches)
Width is 10.8cm (4.3inches)
Depth is 12.7cm (5.0inches)
Antique #SA1032148, shown on this page, originates from 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1880
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Tim Saltwell Antiques
Specialists in 19th century English & Continental furniture
Tim Saltwell Antiques is also an antique trade association member of LAPADA CINOA
West Sussex
United Kingdom
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD
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