OUTSTANDING PAIR OF BRONZE ANDIRONS OF CLASSICAL FIGURES AFTER MICHELANGELO

OUTSTANDING PAIR OF BRONZE ANDIRONS OF CLASSICAL FIGURES AFTER MICHELANGELO. The two figures copied from Michelangelo’s large sculpture incorporated in the tomb of Giuliano de’ Medici (20’8″ x 13’9″) for the Medici Chapel of San Lorenzo in Florence. One shows a nude recumbent woman with owl (Night), the other a nude man with cloth (Day). Each having a French foundry mark (Reduction Mecanique, A. Collas Brevete). Attached to the figures are 18″ steel dogs with bronze turned log stop. SIZE: 12″ h x 19-1/2″ l. CONDITION: Very good, nice old patina with some rubs. 7-74026 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2410	$6,517.50	OUTSTANDING PAIR OF BRONZE ANDIRONS OF CLASSICAL FIGURES AFTER MICHELANGELO. The two figures copied from Michelangelo’s large sculpture incorporated in the tomb of Giuliano de’ Medici (20’8″ x 13’9″) for the Medici Chapel of San Lorenzo in Florence. One shows a nude recumbent woman with owl (Night), the other a nude man with cloth (Day). Each having a French foundry mark (Reduction Mecanique, A. Collas Brevete). Attached to the figures are 18″ steel dogs with bronze turned log stop. SIZE: 12″ h x 19-1/2″ l. CONDITION: Very good, nice old patina with some rubs. 7-74026 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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