Lot 438
  • 438

Rome, fin XVIIe / début XVIIIe siècle L'Empereur Caracalla jeune

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • L'Empereur Caracalla jeune
  • buste en marbre blanc; sur un piédouche en marbre blanc
  • Haut. 51 cm, haut. (buste) 38 cm; height 20 in., height (bust) 15 in.

Provenance

Galerie Kugel, Paris.

Condition

Marble "demi-nature" bust with some surface dirt and natural veining. A few chips and one minor repair to the drapery. The head set into the drapery with joint visible. Surface of the face with a slip and remains of paint. White marble base associated. Italia, late 17th century.
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