Lot n° 29
Estimation :
10000 - 15000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 52 000EUR
François GIRARDON (1628–1715), after - Lot 29
François GIRARDON (1628–1715), after
Pluto Abducting Proserpina.
Bronze group with a brown patina.
France. 18th century.
H_52 cm
This bronze is a smaller-scale version of the famous composition designed by François Girardon for the gardens of Versailles. Commissioned as part of the “Grande Commande” of 1674, the monumental marble group depicting The Abduction of Proserpine by Pluto was created between 1675 and 1699 and installed at the center of the Colonnade Grove.
Related works:
- François Girardon, *The Abduction of Proserpina by Pluto*, monumental marble group, 1675–1699, Palace of Versailles, Colonnade Grove, inv. MR 1865; the model on which this composition is based.
- François Girardon, Pluto Abducting Proserpine, bronze, cast circa 1693–1710, height 105.1 cm, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, inv. 88.SB.73.
- After François Girardon, Pluto Abducting Proserpina, bronze, 18th-century French work, Louvre Museum, Department of Decorative Arts, inv. OA 12241.
- After François Girardon, The Abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, bronze, France, early 18th century, H. 72 cm, formerly in the Stern Collection, Christie’s Paris, December 11, 2025, presented as a pair with *The Abduction of a Sabine Woman* after Giambologna; sold for €2,866,000 for the pair.
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