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LOT 1605
Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Venus
CIRCA 1800 A.D.
10 3/4 in. (1.3 kg, 27.5 cm high).
Standing nude with the right hand raised to dress the hair and left hand extended to hold a mirror (absent); the head tilted to the left and downward, right leg flexed in contrapposto pose; socle base with flared lower edge, hollow to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom a private London, UK, collection.
Ex London auction, 2000s.
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