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LOT 0384
Venus of Milo Statue
19TH CENTURY A.D.
30 1/4 in. (34.8 kg, 77 cm high).
A white marble copy of the famous Venus of Milo, naturalistically portrayed with her garment having fallen from her shoulders, hanging loose at her waist and exposing her breasts.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus of Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture known today, created between 130-100 years B.C. The original is currently displayed at the Louvre in Paris.
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LOT 0384
Venus of Milo Statue
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Life-Size Draped Statue of Venus
19th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
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In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Married to the god Vulcan, Venus' principal divine lover was Mars, with whom she was famously trapped in bed with a net by Vulcan. The goddess also had numerous mortal lovers - Adonis for example. The earliest known appearance of a temple dedicated to Venus was founded on the Aventine Hill in 295 B.C. She is most closely associated with the month of April, the beginning of the season of spring. -
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Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
