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Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse And Rider
Bronze Cast From The Original
Wax Figure Coming To Auction
Following an exhibit in
Stockholm, Sweden, in 1995,
the media was ablaze with the
announcement that a small,
centuries-old beeswax figure
of a man on horseback was
authenticated by leading
scholars as having been the
work of none other than the
master, Leonardo da Vinci.
A single bronze figure was
able to be meticulously cast
from the ancient wax in 2012.
Believed to be the model for
what was to have been a mon-
ument honoring Leonardo’s
patron Charles d’Amboise, the
historic casting was titled
simply “Horse and Rider.”
The beautiful 28-cm.
bronze, the only casting to
emerge directly from Leonardo
da Vinci’s ca. 1510 beeswax fig-
ure, along with the original
mold made from the wax fig-
ure, will be sold by Guernsey’s
at auction on Friday, Nov. 1.
Location to be announced.
This year marks the 500th
anniversary of Leonardo da
Vinci’s death (May 2, 1519),
with celebrations, events and
exhibits around the world
honoring the “Renaissance
man’s” genius. It is so rare
that a work by the Leonardo
da Vinci becomes available
that in 2017, a painting attrib-
uted to him fetched $450 mil-
lion at auction, the highest
amount ever paid for a single
work of art at auction.
Emerging from a Swiss
vault in the 1980s, the wax
“Horse and Rider” became
the object of intense study by
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Parkers’ Stoneware produce red earthenware, but
the partnership she formed with
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pottery industry was dominat-
ed by male ownership and
more. Instead, she decided to
take a risk, fulfill Isaac’s dream
male potters, and with few
exceptions it was not until the
Arts and Crafts Movement that
and accomplish stoneware pro-
duction. Without a doubt, there
is more to the story that may
Italy’s Dr. Carlo Pedretti, then is devoted to it. women became regularly ever be known, and I imagine This is an example of Anthony Duche’s
UCLA’s Armand Hammer Chair For further information on involved with the American much of it revolves around the stoneware production from
in Leonardo Studies. Widely the bronze cast in 2012 to be pottery industry. While in relationships formed within the Philadelphia, recovered from a circa
acknowledged as one of the sold, readers may visit some cases women were Parker family. 1735-55 brick lined privy at 236
world’s leading Leonardo www.guernseys.com. involved with the decorating Church Street in Philadelphia. Image
scholars and process of utilitarian wares Sources courtesy Chris Rowell.
author of more in the 1800s, there are very
than 60 volumes few cases where females 1) Barka, Norma F. America.” University Press of
on da Vinci, embraced such a role like “Archaeology of a Colonial New England, 2009.
Pedretti not only Grace did following her Pottery Factory: The Kilns of 5) Thomas, Justin W. “A
authenticated the husband’s death. Ceramics of the ‘Poor Potter’ Charlestown Sugar Bowl:
sculpture but Grace Parker combatted of Yorktown,” Ceramics in Rediscovery of a Redware
included it promi- financial loss and misfortune America 2004. University Press Masterpiece.” New England
nently in his three- during her years of ownership, of New England, 2004. Antiques Journal (February
volume master but there were also reasons to 2) Boston Gazette, 2016).
work of original celebrate. She was a trailblazer April 6, 1745. 6) Thomas, Justin W. “A
Leonardo art in the and a voice for women in the 3) Pendery, Steven R. Pioneering Potter: Samuel
British collection workplace in Colonial America. “The Potters of Charlestown, Marshall of Portsmouth, New
of Her Majesty the She was clearly a remarkable Massachusetts, Unearthing Hampshire.” New England
Queen. Prof. woman who believed in family New England’s Past: The Antiques Journal (April 2017).
Ernesto Solari, a business. She was evidently a Ceramic Evidence.” Library of 7) Watkins, Lura
noted Leonardo da leader in her community and Congress, 1984. Woodside Watkins. “Early New
Vinci academic, within the local potter’s indus- 4) Skerry, Janine E. and England Potters and Their
thought so much of try. Grace had a choice; she Suzanne Findlen Hood. “Salt- Wares.” Cambridge, Mass.:
“Horse and Rider” could have continued to Glazed Stoneware in Early Harvard University Press, 1950.
that his 2016 book
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