An exceptional bronze replica of the ancient 5th-century B.C. Greek masterpiece, the Delphi Charioteer, a standing chariot driver, reins in hand, wearing the traditional charioteer’s costume called a xystis, and characteristic amber eyes, the original work dating to ca. 474 BC, this exact replica produced by Felix de Weldon with the permission of the Greek government was taken from the original statue ca. 1950. 70 ins. high; metal base 24 ins. square.

Provenance: Ex-collection Felix de Weldon (1907-2003), the celebrated Austrian-born American sculptor known particularly for his monuments (having produced at least one for every continent on the globe), and most famous for the Iwo Jima memorial (1954). This statue was displayed in the gardens at Beacon Rock, a McKim, Mead, & White designed estate in Newport, RI, owned by the sculptor from 1951 to 1996.