ANTONIO SUSINI (FL. 1580-1624 FLORENCE), AFTER A MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, CIRCA 1600-1620
Peasant Resting on his Staff
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Price Realised GBP 43,750
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GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000
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Closed: 30 Jul 2020
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ANTONIO SUSINI (FL. 1580-1624 FLORENCE), AFTER A MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, CIRCA 1600-1620
In 1601 a silver version of the present composition was one of four silver statuettes loaned from the Galleria of the Uffizi to Antonio Susini, presumably for him to make bronze copies. In the inventory made of Benedetto Gondi’s collection in Florence on 4 November 1609, there is mention of “Un pastorino”, and it is given to Giambologna. These early documentary references have led to the general acceptance of the Peasant Resting on his Staff as a model created by Giambologna. The model recalls Giambologna’s Flemish origin and training, upon which he may also have drawn when asked to create many of the decorations for the gardens and grounds of Francesco de’ Medici’s villa at Pratolino in the late 1570s. The exceptional quality of the present cast, with its delicate filing and carefully delineated surface planes, elevate it to one of the finest known examples cast by Antonio Susini, Giambologna's most trusted assistant working in bronze.
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Minor surface dirt and minor wear to the highpoints but with extensive traces of a transluscent reddish-gold lacquer. Two tiny cracks to the brim of the hat which are only visible upon close examination. There is a small spout which has been attached to the barrel and there is a hole (now largely filled) to the underside of the barrel which may indicate that this was once piped as a small table fountain. There are four holes drilled into the plinth, one of them on the edge of the plinth; three of these were probably for attaching the bronze to a base, but the latter hole may have accommodated piping for the fountan mentioned above. Minor shrinkage cracks to the wooden socle. Overall this is a beautifully finished bronze of the highest quality in very good condition.
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Peasant Resting on his Staff ANTONIO SUSINI (FL. 1580-1624 FLORENCE), AFTER A MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA, CIRCA 1600-1620Estimate: GBP 25,000 - 35,000
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