Lot 420
  • 420

An Italian carved alabaster figure of 'The Dying Gaul' 19th century, after the Antique

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • Alabaster
  • 27cm. high, 29cm. wide; 10¾in., 11½in.
on an oval fluted base, damaged

Literature

Chatsworth Inventory, 1892, p. 100 in the Red Dressing Room recorded as 11in. marble small figure of Dying Gladiator

Condition

The right arm has three breaks with sections detached. The left foot has also been repaired. There is a chip to the man's nose. There is much surface dirt overall with some scratches and chips.
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