ID 1134541
Lot 131 | AN ITALIAN IMPERIAL PORPHYRY BUST OF A ROMAN EMPEROR
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY,AFTER THE ANTIQUE
On a later red marble base
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high
Provenance
With Michel Dumez-Onof Gallery, 1970.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 December 1974, lot 274.
Sold by Robin Symes to Leon Levy (returned to Robin Symes).
Acquired from Charles Ede Ltd., July 2007.
Literature
Michel Dumez-Onof Gallery, Ancient Works of Art, Exh.Cat., 1970, no. 13.
Exhibited
London, Michel Dumez-Onof Gallery, Ancient Works of Art, 1970, no. 13 (as 'Head of Augustus).
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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