Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 25 June 2026

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Lot 594: A Large Patinated Bronze Alloy Figure of a Cavalier, after Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin?

This auction ended on June 25, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £120 - £180

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £40

This bronze sculpture portrays a 17th-century cavalier or musketeer, widely identified as the character Don Caesar de Bazan. The figure is depicted in a standing pose, holding a slender rapier in his right hand. He is dressed in an ornate period costume that includes a wide-brimmed hat with a flowing feather plume, a decorative braided doublet with a lace collar, and high-top boots with spurs. The sculpture features a rich dark brown patina with lighter highlights on the raised decorative elements of the costume. The figure stands on an integral circular bronze base with scrolled relief decoration, which is mounted on a multi-tiered polished black stone plinth. No artist signatures or foundry marks are discernible in the provided images.
Height: 54 cm.