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LOT 0383
Statue of Venus of the Dolphin
19TH CENTURY A.D.
30 1/4 in. (24.7 kg, 77 cm high).
A white marble statue of Venus of the Dolphin, modelled naturalistically in the round, nude, posed to preserve her modesty, two putti riding the dolphin; set on an oval base; after a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original; some damage and old repairs.
Provenance
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
with Ader Auction, Paris, France, 24th November 2017, lot 218.
Footnotes
The Venus of the Dolphin is a carrera marble statue dating from the 4th century B.C. which inspired copies dating from the Roman period, some of which survive and are housed in the Prado Museum, Madrid and the Capitoline Museum in Rome and elsewhere.
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