Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating - 17th April 2024
Lot 706
A ROMAN MARBLE GRAND TOUR HEAD OF AN EMPEROR
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5292
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Description
A ROMAN MARBLE GRAND TOUR HEAD OF AN EMPEROR
JULIO-CLAUDIAN, AD 25-50 AND LATER
the carved marble head mounted on a late 17th / early 18th century alabaster shoulders carved with a tunic, later mounted on a marble socle, sitting on an associated white marble plinth
35.5cm high (the bust), 45.4cm high (overall)
Provenance
Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating.
The Marquess of Linlithgow, Hopetoun House, Queensferry.
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