Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a European Private Collection
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December 3, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Property from a European Private Collection
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN, HADRIANIC, CIRCA A.D. 130-140
his hair radiating from the crown and falling over the forehead in drilled comma-shaped locks, the eyes with incised irises and drilled pupils; no restorations.
Height 23 cm.
Baron Jean-Germain Cassel van Doorn (1882-1953), Cannes and Ruoms, France
seized from the above by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) following the German occupation in 1944, Aktion Berta (inv. no. B-2580)
transferred by the ERR via Paris to the salt mines at Alt-Aussee, Austria (inv. no. 3336)
recovered by the Allies and transferred to the Munich Central Collecting Point, July 1945 (inv. no. 4687: https://www.dhm.de/datenbank/ccp/dhm_ccp_add.php?seite=6&fld_1=4687)
repatriated to the French State on January 21st, 1948
restituted by the French Government to Baron Cassel van Doorn on April 27th, 1948
sold as part of the collection of Baron Cassel and Baronne Cassel van Doorn, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 9th, 1954, lot 4
Jean Pincket, Grimbergen, Belgium
private collection, acquired from the above on February 2nd, 1976
by descent to the present owner
Cf. a portrait at Castle Howard: B. Borg et al., Die antiken Skulpturen in Castle Howard, 2005, pp. 81ff., no. 38, pl. 37.
The EER Aktion Berta inventory number 2580 is painted in red on the side of the base.