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LOT 0850
Roman Bronze Flying Phallus Pendent
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (25.2 grams total, 35 mm including stand).
Model phallus with spread wings and suspension loop at the tail; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 757.
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Roman Bronze Figure of Apollo
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Standing nude with a cloak draped over his left shoulder and fastened on the right shoulder, baring the weight on his right foot with the left leg bent at the knee with the heel raised; the right arm extended and holding the remains of an attribute, the left arm bent at the elbow; his head turned slightly to the right with long luxurious hair swept back and gathered at the nape of the neck; set on a circular socle base; stripped and repainted. 700 grams, 19 cm
Private collection, France, acquired at Mythes ét Légendes, 18 Place des Vosges, Paris, 14 May 1980. Anonymous sale: ex Jean Roudillon, Hôtel des Ventes de Belfort SARL, 22 October 2011, no.9. with Christie's, London, 2 April 2014, no.91. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S0007570. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.132675 dated 7 December 2011. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12360-226681.
The figurine is of archaic style; it is probably a provincial work of a Gallo-Roman workshop. The prototype can be seen in the Apollo of Naxos in the Berlin Museum. The style of posture and movement can also be seen in the archaic bronzes of Falterona, the Louvre and Athens. -
Roman Marble Relief Fragment with Nude Male
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Showing a nude muscular male torso with drilled navel. 2.11 kg, 21 cm
Acquired in 2001. Private collection, Europe. -
Roman Bronze Attis Head Mount
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Depicted with a clean shaven face, short curls showing from underneath the peaked cap; hollow reverse. 7.3 grams, 22 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
