Vintage Decorative Arts After Sir Alfred Gilbert and Gian Lorenzo Bernini Highlight Hindman’s Upcoming Sale

Sir Alfred Gilbert was an English sculptor whose celebrated landmark, Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in London, features a surmounted winged statue. While the statue is popularly known as Eros, it was actually created to portray the Greek god’s brother, Anteros. A sculpture based on this significant work is a key highlight of the upcoming sale at Hindman. Titled Eros, the aluminum on bronze scroll figurine was cast by Morris Singer Art Founders. Signed and numbered “FAS George Mancini 9/10,” it also has a foundry mark on a planted foot. Another noteworthy sculpture based on Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s work is a bronze figure of Louis XIV on horseback. Cast by Marinelli Foundry in Florence, the 20th-century piece is signed “Fuse Marinelli / Firenze.” Bernini was brought to France to design a new façade of the Louvre, a portrait bust, and an equestrian statue. 

A Régence-styled gilt bronze mounted mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood grand piano also leads the catalog. The late-19th-century piece was crafted by Paris-based piano maker, Gaveau. The Régence period marked a shift from straight-lined forms to those hinting the Rococo style. Visit Hindman to view the complete catalog and register to bid in the upcoming European Furniture & Decorative Arts sale.