ID 1334754
Lot 31 | A ROMAN MARBLE MERCURY
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 100 000
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
35 ½ in. (90 cm.) high
Provenance
German private collection, acquired by 1968.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1977 (Classical Art: Greek, Roman, Etruscan, p. 29).
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Collection, acquired 1986.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2007, lot 180.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
H. May, ed., Weltkunst aus Privatbesitz, Cologne, 1968, no. A72, pl. 26.
Exhibited
Kunsthalle Köln, Weltkunst aus Privatbesitz, 18 May-4 August 1968.
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA789).
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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