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A Marble Head of the Resting Satyr, Roman Imperial, circa late 1st/early 2nd Century A.D.
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- A Marble Head of the Resting Satyr
- Marble
- Height 7 1/4 in. 18.4 cm.
after the sculpture by Praxiteles of circa 330 B.C., his youthful face with full parted lips and incised irises, the thick wavy hair brushed up from the forehead and falling down behind the long pointed ears and over the nape of the neck.
Provenance
French private collection, acquired in the 1980s
acquired by the present owner at auction in Dijon
acquired by the present owner at auction in Dijon
Condition
Entire chin area, tip of nose, hair above the forehead, proper left ear (except for the earlobe), proper left eyebrow, hair behind the proper left ear, and most of the top of the head including the fillet restored in painted plaster. The surface is quite dirty overall. Chips and abrasions overall on the original parts.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Only five other isolated small-scale marble heads of the Resting Satyr are known, most of them displaying slight variations from the original: Kropatscheck Collection (W. Hornbostel et al., Kunst der Antike. Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Mainz am Rhein, 1977, no. 16; E. Bartman, Ancient Sculptural Copies in Miniature, Leiden, 1992, p. 92, no. 7), Vatican, Museo Gregoriano Profano, inv. no. 10294 (Ch. Vorster, Römische Skulpturen des späten Hellenismus und der Kaiserzeit. Werke nach Vorlagen und Bildformeln hellenistischer Zeit sowie die Skulpturen in den Magazinen [MAR XXXIV], 2004, p. 176, no. 141, pl. 142,1-4; http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/21397), Vatican, Museo Gregoriano Profano, inv. no. 10291 (Ch. Vorster, op. cit., p. 175, no. 140, pl. 141,1-4; http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/21394), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (E. von Sacken, Die antiken Sculpturen des K.K. Münz- und Antiken-Cabinetes in Wien, Vienna, 1873, pl. 13), and Sotheby’s, New York, May 4th, 2014, no. 16. For a list of extant statuettes of the Resting Satyr see A. Pasquier and J.-L. Martinez, eds., Praxitèle, Paris, 2007, p. 259.