Large Pair of Victorian Brass Marly Horses

Name: Large Pair of Victorian Brass Marly Horses
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA686980
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Church Street Antiques & Interiors

Description

After Gallieme Coustou - Large Pair of Victorian Brass Marly Horses 21"w x 8"d x 23"d. Marly Horses (Fame and Mercury) - Guillaume Coustou the Elder (1677-1746) - Carrara marble, 1739-1745. Commissioned in 1739 by Louis XIV for the park of his new Palace Chateau du Marly, the two sculptures were transferred in 1794 after the Revolution to the entrance to the Champs-Élysées off the Place de la Concorde in Paris and replaced by cement copies in 1985 and are now in the Court Marly, the Louvre. 3.4m (11 feet) tall. The Royal Collection has a smaller bronze pair given to George IV in 1813 – they are in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle

Physical Dimensions

Height

58cm (22.83")

Width

20cm (7.87")

Depth

53cm (20.87")

Declaration

Church Street Antiques & Interiors has dated this piece to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA686980

Dealers Internal Reference

5226

Description

After Gallieme Coustou - Large Pair of Victorian Brass Marly Horses 21"w x 8"d x 23"d.

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Marly Horses (Fame and Mercury) - Guillaume Coustou the Elder (1677-1746) - Carrara marble, 1739-1745.

Church Street Antiques & Interiors

Commissioned in 1739 by Louis XIV for the park of his new Palace Chateau du Marly, the two sculptures were transferred in 1794 after the Revolution to the entrance to the Champs-Élysées off the Place de la Concorde in Paris and replaced by cement copies in 1985 and are now in the Court Marly, the Louvre. 3.4m (11 feet) tall. The Royal Collection has a smaller bronze pair given to George IV in 1813 – they are in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle