Entourage de Michel Anguier (1604 - 1669)
Circle of Michel Anguier (1604 - 1669)
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
French, 17th / early 18th century
bronze; on white and mottled green marble and bronze base with a gilt-metal applique inset with a cameo
52.5cm overall height,
base: 14cm.
António Champalimaud (1918 - 2004) collection, Lisbon;
His sale, Christie's London, 7 July 2005, lot 147;
Pelham Gallery, London, exhibited at TEFAF, Maastricht, March 2008;
Where acquired.
António de Sommer Champalimaud was a Portuguese banker and industrialist, The wealthiest man in Portugal and a noted philanthropist, he spent a lifetime acquiring paintings, furniture and sculptures. In 1974, after the Carnation Revolution, he left for Brazil, where he lived in exile for seven years. Upon his return to Portugal, he rebuilt his empire, which had been nationalised, in the insurance, banking, iron ore mining and cement sectors.
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