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LOT 0412
Marble Head of a Lady
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/4 in. (12.6 kg, 40.5 cm).
Modelled in the round as a bust of a youthful female with her hair bound by a narrow filet tied at the nape of the neck and the tails retained by a flat ribbon at the rear; the face perhaps modelled on the statue 'Aphrodite of Knidos' by Praxiteles; socket to crown of the head for attachment of a nimbus (now absent); mounted on a socle base.
Provenance
Acquired on the Los Angeles art market.
Private collection, England.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12305-215649.
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LOT 0412
Marble Head of a Lady
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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