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LOT 0381
Grand Tour Relief with Satyrs
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 in. (5.7 kg total, 37 cm high including stand).
A satyr Bacchus themed plaque featuring a nude woman and child with goat's legs and hooves, set in a formal landscape, the child holding bunches of grapes, a bearded male figure dressed in animal skins beside them; wax seal applied to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
English private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11685-199804.
Footnotes
Possibly loosely based on C.M. Clodion's works.
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LOT 0381
Grand Tour Relief with Satyrs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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