Description: Recently this fine piece came from the estate of C. Trent, 10/1922-10/2023, who obtained it Circa 1950 from an estate in the Los Angeles, CA, USA area. C. Trent was a Pilot and Engineer and owned a collection of French Bronze Statues displayed on marble columns in his study. Similar pieces are displayed in the Getty Museum. This is a solid heavy bronze piece and weighs approximately 43 pounds. The signature of Gaspard Marcy, shown in the pictures, is dated 1655. There is no visible damage or repairs. Boreas Abducting Oreithyia entwines three Greek Mythological figures in a compact spiral. The powerful Boreas with puffed cheeks, representing the King of the North Wind, is seen struggling with a reclining Zephyr to abduct Oreithyia, daughter of Erechtheus, King of Athens. According to Greek Mythology, Boreas brought Oreithyia to Thrace, where the two reigned as King and Queen of the Winds. The greater than life size marble sculpture originally commissioned to Gaspard Marcy and completed by one of his students can be seen at the Louvre in Paris. This sculpture will be carefully packed, shipped and insured with signature required. Local delivery in the Pacific North West, USA is possible.
Price: 5200 USD
Location: Bremerton, Washington
End Time: 2024-11-29T01:30:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Format: Statue
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 10 in
Title: Boreas Abducting Oreithyia
Production Technique: Bronze Casting
Item Length: 10 in
Item Height: 21 in
Subject: Greek Mythology
Size: Medium
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Material: Bronze
Period: Baroque/Roccoco (1600-1770)
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Time Period Produced: Pre-1700
Artist: Gaspard Marcy
Year of Production: 1655
Style: Art Nouveau
Signed: Yes
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Theme: Greek Mythology
Type: Sculpture
