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1399. Gian Gastone de' Medici as Prince of Tuscany, 1685
Youthful bust of Gian Gastone, to right.
Virtue guiding Prudence up a rocky path, away from a reclining figure of the Prince.
By Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi; signed on the obverse: M. SOLD. F ; and signed and dated on the reverse M.S. 1685.
Bronze, cast. 87 mm. (3.45 inches) in diameter.
Almost very fine, medium to light patina, some wear to the high, but attractive; a small and neat hole at the top edge.
Sorry this item is sold.
References: Vannel-Toderi 44: Johnson 140, fig. 99; Clifford 301 (84 mm.) £600; Morton & Eden 21 May 2003, Lot 716 (85.5 mm.), very fine, fields tooled, £400.
Notes: Gian Gastone de' Medici (1671-1737) ruled as Grand Duke 1723-37.
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