BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern

9 July 2020 • 1:00 PM GMT • London

Auction Closed

BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern

Name: BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern2020 | Sotheby's
Start: 2020-07-03T13:00:00Z
End: 2020-07-09T13:00:00Z
Location: London

9 July 2020 • 1:00 PM GMT • London

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AGATHON LÉONARD

AIMÉ-JULES DALOU

ALESSANDRO ALGARDI

ALFONSO MAZZUCCHELLI

EDGAR GEORGE II PAPWORTH

ÉMILE-ANDRÉ BOISSEAU

GIUSEPPE GRANDI

GUALTERUS ARSENIUS

JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX

JOHN GIBSON

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167 results sorted by Lot number (low to high)

1. FRENCH, PERHAPS BURGUNDY, SECOND QUARTER 12TH CENTURY | MALE HEAD

Estimate:

24,000 - 35,000 GBP

Estimate:

24,000 - 35,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 32,500 GBP

2. A FRAGMENTARY ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A WOMAN, LATE AUGUSTAN/TIBERIAN, CIRCA A.D. 1-37

Estimate:

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Estimate:

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 5,000 GBP

3. ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE | NARCISSUS

Estimate:

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Estimate:

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

4. AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A KORE, CIRCA 525-500 B.C.

Estimate:

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Estimate:

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 16,250 GBP

5. JOHN GIBSON | THE TINTED VENUS

Estimate:

120,000 - 180,000 GBP

Estimate:

120,000 - 180,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 375,000 GBP

6. A HELLENISTIC MARBLE FIGURE OF APHRODITE, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

50,000 - 70,000 GBP

Estimate:

50,000 - 70,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 37,500 GBP

7. GUALTERUS ARSENIUS | ASTROLABE

Estimate:

150,000 - 200,000 GBP

Estimate:

150,000 - 200,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 675,000 GBP

8. A GOLD TORQUE, CIRCA 3RD/1ST CENTURY B.C., OR LATER

Estimate:

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Estimate:

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 11,250 GBP

9. WORKSHOP OF TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER | THE HOLY FAMILY

Estimate:

50,000 - 70,000 GBP

Estimate:

50,000 - 70,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 56,250 GBP

10. AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF OSIRIS, 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1075-716 B.C.

Estimate:

6,000 - 9,000 GBP

Estimate:

6,000 - 9,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 12,500 GBP

11. A FRAGMENTARY VINCA TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, VINČA-TORDOS/PLOČNIK PHASE, VINČA B2-C1 PERIOD, CIRCA 5200-4700 B.C.

Estimate:

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Estimate:

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 1,500 GBP

12. A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BULL, PROBABLY CRETAN, CIRCA LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

Estimate:

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Estimate:

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 11,875 GBP

13. A GREEK BRONZE KNEELING FIGURE, LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

Estimate:

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 1,625 GBP

14. A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A KOUROS, 2ND HALF OF THE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

3,500 - 4,500 GBP

Estimate:

3,500 - 4,500 GBP

Lot Sold: 3,500 GBP

15. AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A DISCOBOLOS, CIRCA 490-470 B.C

Estimate:

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Estimate:

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 56,250 GBP

16. AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF SILENUS, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Estimate:

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 4,750 GBP

17. AN ETRUSCAN LARGE BRONZE VOTIVE FIGURE OF A KORE, LATE ARCHAIC, CIRCA 480 B.C.

Estimate:

40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Estimate:

40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 225,000 GBP

18. AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION, 2ND HALF OF THE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Estimate:

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 10,000 GBP

19. A ROMAN BRONZE HORSE HEAD WATERSPOUT, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Estimate:

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Estimate:

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 8,750 GBP

20. A FRAGMENTARY ROMAN BRONZE CAVALRY PARADE HELMET MASK, CIRCA LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Estimate:

12,000 - 18,000 GBP

Estimate:

12,000 - 18,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 27,500 GBP

21. A ROMAN BRONZE CANDELABRUM BOWL DECORATED WITH THE BATTLE OF THE PYGMIES AND THE CRANES, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Estimate:

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Estimate:

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

23. A FRAGMENTARY GREEK MARBLE LOUTROPHOROS INSCRIBED FOR KOLYMBAS, ATTIC, 1ST HALF OF THE 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Estimate:

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 27,500 GBP

24. A GREEK MARBLE TORSO OF A GODDESS, 1ST HALF OF THE 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Estimate:

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Sold: 6,875 GBP

25. A GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS, CIRCA MID 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Estimate:

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Estimate:

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Sale L20231

The sale opens for bidding on 3 July and closes at 2pm BST on 9 July.

This summer Sotheby’s launches a new approach to our market leading sculpture auctions. For the first time sculpture from antiquity through to the early 20th century will be offered in one dedicated sale. Important sculptures and objects from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome will be sold alongside medieval works of art, Renaissance marbles and Neoclassical masterworks. The sale is led by a Roman figure of Pan, circa 2nd century AD (£300,000-500,000) and an autograph bronze Corpus by Alessandro Algardi (£180,000-250,000). The auction includes important marbles from a Belgian private collection, including a Portrait Head from the Reign of Antoninus Pius, mid-2nd Century AD (£60,000-90,000) and a rare Romanesque Head, 12th Century (£24,000-35,000). These are joined by an exceptional 16th-century European Astrolabe (£150,000-250,000) and one of the last great sculptures of Neoclassicism, John Gibson’s Tinted Venus (£120,000-180,000).

Exhibition

Friday 3 July: First Day View

10:00 - 15:00 Public access