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LOT 0399
Bronze Head of a Man
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/8 in. (5.4 kg total, 39 cm high including stand).
A hollow-formed bronze head of a middle-aged man with tousled hair, stern features, pursed mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
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Neoclassical Marble Panel
20th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A neoclassical marble frieze displaying a figural scene in raised relief; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 36.9 kg total, 1.3 m wide including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11696-199341. -
Marble Bathing Venus
Neoclassical, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
A marble interpretation of the famous 'Bathing Venus' (Pudica Venus) statue, modelled naturalistically in the round, nude, hair piled behind her head, holding her garment to her breast, standing on a composite discoid base imitating a stone pavement, with a casket at her feet; after Giambologna's Renaissance original; restored. 21.2 kg, 78 cm high
Old repair to neck.
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
The original 'Bathing Venus' statue in bronze has been attributed to Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna) (1529-1608), and was probably created for King Henry IV of France as a diplomatic gift from Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. This is a neoclassical interpretation of that Renaissance statue. -
Post Medieval Silver Fede Ring with Clasped Hands
Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A silver mani in fede ring featuring an expanded bezel designed as crudely engraved clasped hands with collared sleeves. 2.84 grams, 21.63 mm overall, 18.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
The 'hands clasped in faith' imagery represents the hands of the couple joined in marriage in this and earlier periods.
