Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017

Lot 457

After the antique. A 19th century Italian carved marble figure of the Callipygian Venus

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000

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Description

After the antique. A 19th century Italian carved marble figure of the Callipygian Venus, or of the 'Beautiful Buttocks', on an oval base, 80cm high, 28.3cm wide, together with a marble plinth in four sections. (2)

Provenance: The Gissing Stannard family and by descent.