A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF EMANUELE FILIBERTO

A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF EMANUELE FILIBERTO

AFTER BARON CARLO MAROCHETTI (ITALIAN, 1805-1867), LATE 19TH CENTURY

his right hand raised holding a sword

24.5cm high, 25cm long

Catalogue Note

The present lot is a reduction of the original monument by Marochetti of Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoia, which can be found in the Piazza San Carlo, Turin and was erected in 1838. Emanuele Filiberto, 10th Duke of Savoia (1528-1580), was a soldier and statesman considered one of the greatest Savoyard monarchs. He won a famous victory in 1557 when he led the Spanish invasion of France at St. Quentin. After the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559 he was able to regain his duchy and territory from both the French and Spanish, including Turin, which then became the seat of Savoia power.