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LOT 0337
Baroque Period Marble Frieze Depicting a River God
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 in. (13 kg, 44.5 cm wide).
Depicted lying on a riverbed, leaning on his right side, his aged face framed by a rich, flowing beard, his wavy hair held back by a taenia; his body, naked and corpulent, is covered only by a light cloak wrapping his legs; his left hand is stretched forward, his right hand resting on a vase pouring water from the river; the figure stands out against a smooth, semicircular cut wall; mounted on an old collection marble base.
ProvenancePreviously in an old European collection, probably from the 18th/19th century, based on the old collection marble base and mounting technique.
Private collection, France.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no. 13239-251810.
The representations of river or sea divinities usually depicted them in the same position, with naked torso wrapped only in a wide cloak, and usually bearded. The sculpture bears similarities with the sculpture of a river divinity, in the Archaeological Museum of Napoli (inv. 5977), from Rome and belonging to the Farnese Collection, from the second half of the 2nd century A.D.
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LOT 0337
Baroque Period Marble Frieze Depicting a River God
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,400 (EUR 2,784; USD 3,240) ‡+BP*
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Sardonyx Cameo of the Greek Goddess Athena in Gold Mount
Europe, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Finely carved, high-relief cameo depicting profile bust of the goddess, wearing a plumed helmet with the crest supported by a winged Pegasus, her hair modelled in soft curls framing the face and falling over the shoulder above articulated lorica (battle armour); small grape-shaped earrings and multiple necklaces carefully rendered, creating an appealing contrast between martial attributes and feminine ornament; set in an unmarked, high-carat gold frame, probably struck and finished in England after the gem’s return from the Grand Tour, two lateral suspension loops. 14.98 grams, 36 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
The relief shows confident toolwork: crisp contours to the facial profile, detailed treatment of the helmet and feathers, and subtle gradations of planes between the figure and the background. -
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Jar
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a flaring foot and a funicular neck, two articulated loop handles on the shoulder with dragon-mask attachments. 2.43 kg, 29.3 cm high
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Pair of Pastel Paintings of Children on a Beach by Sue McDough
Circa 1999 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a pastel of a young girl dressed in a green dress, playing with sand, her bare feet sinking in the sand, and shallow waves lapping in the background; the other pastel showing a young boy dressed in blue and holding a ball in his hands, gazing into the distance where a group of people are playing in the water; both set in glazed frames and signed to the bottom right-hand corner. 4.65 kg total, 46 x 54 - 47 x 54.5 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, lady. Accompanied by two original receipts from Frinton Gallery.
