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Auction archive: Lot number 236

Italian, Rome, or possibly French, circa 1800-1826

Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,178 - US$18,267
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 236

Italian, Rome, or possibly French, circa 1800-1826

Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,178 - US$18,267
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

DescriptionProperty from an Important British Private CollectionItalian, Rome, or possibly French, circa 1800-1826,After the AntiqueFaun playing the flute
marble117.5cm., 46¼in.Condition reportOverall in good condition with some surface dirt and wear consistent with age, with particular dust in the crevices. There are losses to the middle finger of the proper right hand and both ends of the flute. There are some chips and abrasions, including to the bottom edge of the base and to the drapery at the back. There are minor dirt marks, including to the face. There are a few small natural inclusions, including to the proper left arm and some with orange staining to the lion skin.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceCharles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird (1780–1826);
thence by family descent to the present ownersExhibitedEdinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland (inv. no. NGL 049.89)Catalogue noteThis elegant marble sculpture derives from the famous antique model, which was first recorded in 1638 in the Villa Borghese in Rome. The antique was purchased by Napoleon and transported to the musée du Louvre by 1815, where it remains until this day (Satyre jouant de la flute, inv. no. MA 595).
The model gained great popularity and was frequently reproduced, especially by Grand Tour travellers, in various media. The present version is of an impressive size, comparable to the original antique, and carved with notable sophistication. It was probably made in Rome by one of the many talented marble carvers employed in studios of leading Neoclassical sculptors including Bertel Thorvaldsen The fact that the model never returned to Rome (as many did in 1815 thanks to the efforts of Antonio Canova , may perhaps indicate that the present marble was carved circa 1800 whilst the model was still in Italy.
The present statue was almost certainly acquired by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird, an important art collector and whig politician. He was highly educated, having studied at Eton, and the universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Glasgow and Geneva. According to Millar, 'From that time until the death of his father in 1805 he voted consistently with the Foxite whigs, and rendered valuable aid to the party in the repeated attacks made upon the Addington ministry' (op. cit.). Kinnaird was an Italophile, who was in Venice in 1805 when he learned of his father's death. He was a prolific art collector who assembled one of the great Scottish collections of antique statuary and pictures. Many of his paintings, which included works by Rubens, Titian and Poussin, had come from the collection of Philippe Égalité, duc d'Orléans. Towards the end of his life Kinnaird was exiled to Paris (though he subsequently had to flee after he insulted the Bourbon monarchy, calling them 'old women'). A French origin for the present marble thus cannot be excluded, although the carving is consistent with it being Italian.
RELATED LITERATUREF. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique, The Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500-1900, London, 1982, pp. 212-213; Millar, A., & Matthew, H.  Kinnaird, Charles, eighth Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780–1826), politician and art collector. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 14 Jun. 2022, from https://www-oxforddnb-com.lonlib.idm.oclc.org/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-15632

Auction archive: Lot number 236
Auction:
Datum:
5 Jul 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
Beschreibung:

DescriptionProperty from an Important British Private CollectionItalian, Rome, or possibly French, circa 1800-1826,After the AntiqueFaun playing the flute
marble117.5cm., 46¼in.Condition reportOverall in good condition with some surface dirt and wear consistent with age, with particular dust in the crevices. There are losses to the middle finger of the proper right hand and both ends of the flute. There are some chips and abrasions, including to the bottom edge of the base and to the drapery at the back. There are minor dirt marks, including to the face. There are a few small natural inclusions, including to the proper left arm and some with orange staining to the lion skin.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceCharles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird (1780–1826);
thence by family descent to the present ownersExhibitedEdinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland (inv. no. NGL 049.89)Catalogue noteThis elegant marble sculpture derives from the famous antique model, which was first recorded in 1638 in the Villa Borghese in Rome. The antique was purchased by Napoleon and transported to the musée du Louvre by 1815, where it remains until this day (Satyre jouant de la flute, inv. no. MA 595).
The model gained great popularity and was frequently reproduced, especially by Grand Tour travellers, in various media. The present version is of an impressive size, comparable to the original antique, and carved with notable sophistication. It was probably made in Rome by one of the many talented marble carvers employed in studios of leading Neoclassical sculptors including Bertel Thorvaldsen The fact that the model never returned to Rome (as many did in 1815 thanks to the efforts of Antonio Canova , may perhaps indicate that the present marble was carved circa 1800 whilst the model was still in Italy.
The present statue was almost certainly acquired by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird, an important art collector and whig politician. He was highly educated, having studied at Eton, and the universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Glasgow and Geneva. According to Millar, 'From that time until the death of his father in 1805 he voted consistently with the Foxite whigs, and rendered valuable aid to the party in the repeated attacks made upon the Addington ministry' (op. cit.). Kinnaird was an Italophile, who was in Venice in 1805 when he learned of his father's death. He was a prolific art collector who assembled one of the great Scottish collections of antique statuary and pictures. Many of his paintings, which included works by Rubens, Titian and Poussin, had come from the collection of Philippe Égalité, duc d'Orléans. Towards the end of his life Kinnaird was exiled to Paris (though he subsequently had to flee after he insulted the Bourbon monarchy, calling them 'old women'). A French origin for the present marble thus cannot be excluded, although the carving is consistent with it being Italian.
RELATED LITERATUREF. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique, The Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500-1900, London, 1982, pp. 212-213; Millar, A., & Matthew, H.  Kinnaird, Charles, eighth Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780–1826), politician and art collector. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 14 Jun. 2022, from https://www-oxforddnb-com.lonlib.idm.oclc.org/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-15632

Auction archive: Lot number 236
Auction:
Datum:
5 Jul 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
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