A Roman Marble Feline Paw, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 17, 04:43 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Marble Feline Paw
circa 2nd Century A.D.
on a low integral base, from the bottom of a table leg (trapezophoros), with extended claws, prominent tendons, and knotty articulations; no restorations.
Height 10 cm.
Sotheby's, Munich, Property from the Royal House of Hannover, October 5th-15th, 2005, no. 1564, illus.
acquired at the above sale
acquired at the above sale
There is a faded inked inscription in a late 19th/early 20th-century hand on the underside.