A PAIR OF RÉGENCE PATINATED AND PARCEL GILT BRONZE REARING HORSES, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF RÉGENCE PATINATED AND PARCEL GILT BRONZE REARING HORSES EARLY 18TH CENTURY Set on variegated rouge griotte marble bases 25cm high, the bases 21 x 10cm For comparison see the single Regence horse with distinctive saddle design sold Christie's London, Noble & Private Collections Part I, 25th April 2017, Lot 105 (£5,000 excl. BP) Condition Report: The bronzes with wear commensurate with age and handling. Paler patination to raised extremities, notably tops and details of heads. Front leg and rear of spine and tail. Traces of what appear to be original gilding to the saddle cloth and with dirt to surface which has turned crusty to recesses. Almost certainly remounted on bases, both of which show restorations of varying ages more conspicuously under UV. Condition Report Disclaimer