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LOT 2022
Replica of David Statue by Michelangelo
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
32 1/2 in. (18.75 kg, 82.5 cm high).
A composition statue modelled after the Italian Renaissance masterpiece sculpted by Michelangelo, David depicted nude in a contrapposto position, carrying the weight on his right leg, holding the sling in his raised left hand, and the handle of the sling placed in his right hand, with a large ivy leaf covering his genitals; restored.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London.
FootnotesMichelangelo created the original sculpture between 1501 and 1504, and it was originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of twelve prophets. However, it was then placed in the public square in front of the Palazzo della Signoria.
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LOT 2022
Replica of David Statue by Michelangelo
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Post-Classical Red Agate Gemstone with Omphale
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Elipsoid in plan with domed obverse; intaglio with Omphale standing nude on a baseline, right hand on her hip and supporting her club with her left; at her feet an Apulian trozella vessel; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.13 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, England.
The figure bears the classic symbol of Hercules - the club - but the details of her nude body and lack of beard indicate that this is a female. Omphale was the queen of Lydia, daughter of the river Lardanos. According to myth, Hercules was a slave to the beautiful queen for three years and was forced by her to dress as a woman and spin wool, giving up his lion's head. It was Omphale who donned her lion's head and wielded the club, as depicted in this intaglio, an allegory of submission and revenge in love. An interesting post-classical work. -
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African Terracotta Bead Necklace Group
12th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ten restrung mainly cream and beige-coloured rondelle, tubular and ribbed beads, and other types. 83 grams total, 74 cm each
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Imperial Porphyry Specimens from the Grand Tour Set into a Marble Table Top
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Porphyry specimens set into a circular marble 'table top' with a black band border similar to items from the workshop of Francesco Sibilio. 14.75 kg, 39.3 cm
Acquired from Diana Steel in Suffolk around 2000. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
