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After Sebastien Slodtz (Flemish, 1655-1726): A French patinated bronze figure of Hannibal counting the rings of the Roman knights killed at the battle of Cannae Probably 19th century image 1
After Sebastien Slodtz (Flemish, 1655-1726): A French patinated bronze figure of Hannibal counting the rings of the Roman knights killed at the battle of Cannae Probably 19th century image 2
After Sebastien Slodtz (Flemish, 1655-1726): A French patinated bronze figure of Hannibal counting the rings of the Roman knights killed at the battle of Cannae Probably 19th century image 3
After Sebastien Slodtz (Flemish, 1655-1726): A French patinated bronze figure of Hannibal counting the rings of the Roman knights killed at the battle of Cannae Probably 19th century image 4
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After Sebastien Slodtz (Flemish, 1655-1726): A French patinated bronze figure of Hannibal counting the rings of the Roman knights killed at the battle of Cannae
Probably 19th century

1 July 2025, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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After Sebastien Slodtz (Flemish, 1655-1726): A French patinated bronze figure of Hannibal counting the rings of the Roman knights killed at the battle of Cannae

Probably 19th century
The bearded warrior looking to sinister, clad in a tunic, with his right hand resting on the foot of a pole bearing an aquila, his left hand counting rings from an overflowing urn, standing upon a collection of Roman shields, axes, quivers and swords, raised on a rectangular base and further supported on black marble rectangular plinth, 41.2cm high, the base 21.3cm wide x 15.5cm deep

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Sebastiaen Slodtz (1655–1726) was a Flemish sculptor who trained in Antwerp before moving to France, where he became a court sculptor under King Louis XIV. He played a significant role in the sculptural decoration of Versailles, creating key works such as Aristaeus fettering Proteus (1714) at the Bassin d'Apollon and Hannibal counting the rings of the Roman knights killed at the Battle of Cannae for the allée royale, the offered lot being a 19th century reduction of this piece. His sculpture of Hannibal was designed as a pendant to Nicolas Coustou's Julius Caesar and was executed by Slodtz based on a terracotta model by François Girardon.

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