19th century French school after Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746) Horses held by grooms, known as Les Chevaux de Marly Pair of bronze sculptures with brown patina H.: 59cm, terrace: 48x21cm Related work: Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746), Chevaux retenus par des palefreniers, two groups in Carrara marble, 1745, group in Carrara marble, signed and dated "G.COUSTOU.FECIT / 1745" on the rock on the front side, bears the inscription "VANDON / COMPAGNON" under the saddlecloth of the north horse, Paris, Musée du Louvre, n°inv. MR 1802 and 1803.