ID 1134575
Lot 6 | AN IMPERIAL PORPHYRY HEAD OF A ROMAN EMPEROR
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
On modern porphyry plinth; together with five Imperial porphyry architectural fragments and a grey-veined white marble fragment
The head: 6 in. (15 cm.) high
Provenance
The Head: Sir William Miles Aykroyd, 3rd Baronet (1923-2007), Buckland Newton Place, Dorset and thence by descent to his nephew Philip Hewat-Jaboor.
The first, third, and fifth fragments: with H.M. Luther Antiques, New York, where purchased by Philip Hewat-Jaboor in December 2006.
The second and fourth fragments: Collection of Sheriff Smith of Killmarnoch House, Troun, Scotland, by repute.
The sixth fragment: with Monluc Antiquaires, Paris.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
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