A patinated bronze figure of a naked muse, possibly Euterpe probably after a Franco Flemish 17th century model. 19th century
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A patinated bronze figure of a naked muse, possibly Euterpe
probably after a Franco Flemish 17th century model
19th century
Depicted holding a trumpet to her lips with both hands, raised on an associated white marble and gilt bronze mounted plinth.
height 9in
Sold for US$ 375 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Euterpe was one of the nine children born to Jupiter and Mnemosyne, had lain together for nine consecutive nights. Each sister became a muse of creative inspiration in poetry, bearing different musical instruments as their attributes, the trumpet being one of Euterpe's.

Lot heading

Property from the Estate of Charles and Eleanor de Limur, San Francisco. Items from the collection the de Limur's started two generations ago. Most were acquired during the de Limur's long tenure living in Paris at the Palais Royale in the 1960's.

Category: Furniture / Period Design

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