Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019

Lot 396

A pair of white marble Grand Tour Greek style caryatid figures

Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £18000

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Description

A pair of white marble Grand Tour Greek style caryatid figures, carved in the round in the form of standing classical maidens, each sporting a hairband and with tresses and wearing a peplos, on a marble plinth, late 18th / early 19th century, French or Italian, the top of the heads formerly mounted, possibly originally bases for candelabra or torcheres, slight differences to carving, 93.8cm high, 28.8cm wide. (2)

Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.