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LOT 1838

Naked Statue of Narcissus

NAPLES, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

15 3/4 in. (3.66 kg total, 40 cm including stand).

A metal statue of Narcissus standing nude looking down, with goatskin mantle draped on the left shoulder, cothumus sandals laced to the feet, wreath of berries in the hair, left hand with thumb and finger on hip and right hand with thumb and forefinger extended; stepped discoid base with leaf patterning. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, 14 July 2010, lot 1352.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Footnotes

In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty. He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, causing some to commit suicide in order to prove their unrelenting devotion to his striking beauty.

CONDITION

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LOT 1838

Naked Statue of Narcissus

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

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