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Asheville, NC 28802
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Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Sep 15, 2018
(Italian, 19th/20th century)
The Furietti Centaurs, a monumental Grand Tour pair, both signed on integral plinth "F. de Luca", patinated bronze, 60-1/8 in. and 53 in.
Note: These bronzes are 19th century copies of the two Roman (or Hellenistic) monumental marble versions excavated at Hadrian's Villa in December 1736 by Monsignor Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti. The antiques now reside at the Capitoline Museum. These bronzes were a popular subject for collecting in both the 18th and 19th century Grand Tour periods.
For one of the two see: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, November 19, 2017, lot 736, sold for $15,000
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