ID 1344867
Lot 116 | AFTER THE ANTIQUE, BY ORAZIO ALBRIZZI (ITALIAN, ACTIVE C.1612-1651)
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
A figure of Germanicus Caesar
bronze; on an integrally cast base decorated in relief and with raised inscription, GERMANIC.VS/CEASER / SIGNUS.RECEPTIS/ DECICTIS.GERMANIS; the reverse inscribed '2?43'; the underside with paper label inscribed 'Otto Beit Esq'
Provenance
Beit collection, London, late 19th century-early 20th century, no. 243.
Robert Strauss collection; his sale, Christie's, London, 3 May 1977, lot 94.
With Daniel Katz Ltd., from whom acquired by the present owner on 5 December 2011.
Literature
W. Bode, Catalogue of the collection of pictures and bronzes in the possession of Mr Otto Beit, London, 1913, pp. 58-59 and 111-112, cat. no. 243.
K. Schörle, L'armée de Rome: la puissance et la gloire, Musée départemental Arles antique, France, 2018, pp. 22 and 34, no. 9.
J. Coulston, 'The power and the glory', Minerva, XXX, no. 2, March/April 2019, p. 17, no. 8.
'Expo musée d'Arles L'Armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire',Human-hist [online] 19th December 2018, https://humanhist.com/actualite/expo-musee-arles-armee-de-rome/.
Exhibited
Arles, Musée départamental Arles antique, L'armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, 15 December 2018 - 22 April 2019.
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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