Lot 1123* - A214 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday, 18. September 2025, 01.30 PM
BRONZE FIGURE OF “HERCULES FARNESE” - The Embden Collection
France, ca. 1800. Based on a model from Antiquity.
Bronze cast in several parts, brown patina. Leaning on a branch covered with lion skin, holding three apples in his right hand behind his back. On a matching rectangular bronze plinth.
H 42.5 cm.
Isolated casting defects. Rubbed. Break in the base.
Provenance:
The original is now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)
Sold for CHF 9 375 (including buyer's premium)