ID 647771
Lot 47 | COPY OF AN ANTIQUE BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG BOY.
Estimate value
€ 4 000 – 6 000
Italy.
Date: 19th century.
Technique: Bronze, hollow cast, chiselled and patinated in black. Marble pedestal.
Measurement: Height 51,5cm.
The bust presented here is copied from a portrait bust that was found during excavations
in the "Villa dei Papiri" near Herculaneum in the mid-18th century. Like the other
sculptures of this extraordinary discovery, it is now part of the collection of the Museo
Archologico Nazionale di Napoli.
- In good, age-typical condition with the corresponding rubbing and fine, superficial rubbing. - The patina in the raised areas of the hair partially rubbed off. - The screw connection of the bust to the marble base somewhat loose and wobbly.
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