20TH CENTURY, THE DESIGN BASED ON THE MODEL BY GIAN LORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680)

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A PAIR OF CARVED LIMESTONE OBELISKS
20TH CENTURY, THE DESIGN BASED ON THE MODEL BY GIAN LORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680)
Constructed in sections, fractures to central ball supports
118 1/2 in. (301 cm.) high; 29 in. (74 cm.) wide; 19 in. (48 cm.) deep

Special notice

Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

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Lot Essay

The original Pulcino della Minerva is situated at the Piazza Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome and was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666-1667. The elephant supports, one of the eleven Egyptian obelisks in Rome, is said to be one of two obelisks moved from Sais, where they were erected during the twenty-sixth dynasty (589 BC-570 BC).

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