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John Walz, Diane de Gabies, bronze sculpture
Auction Date: April 16, 2022
Estimate: Estimate: 400 - 600
Sold for: $1,230
Lot: 288
(American, b. 1844),
Diane de Gabies,
bronze sculpture,
overall: 17 x 6.5 x 6.5 inches,
signed at base, Incised Diane de Gabies on base.
Notes: After the famous Greek marble original, attributed toPraxiteles, discovered in 1792 and moved to the Borghese Palace, only later to be sold to Napoleon and moved to the Louvre in Paris. Assumed to be Artemis/Diana based on the type of clothing the goddess stands fastening her robe.