FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON, P.R.A., R.W.S.
1830-1896
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python 1877
Estimate $180,000 – $220,000
IMPORTANT ART FROM THE JOHN SCHAEFFER AO COLLECTION
FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON, P.R.A., R.W.S.
1830-1896
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python 1877
bronze, dark brown patina
signed, dated and inscribed 'F. LEIGHTON. 1877 / XXVIII / PUBD BY ERNEST BROWN & PHILLIPS / AT THE LEICESTER GALLERIES, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON.' on base
52 cm high; 56.5 cm high (including base)
Provenance
Private Collection
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Christie's, London, 16 June 2015, lot 43, illustrated
Mr John Schaeffer AO, Sydney, acquired from the above
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