Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a North American Private Collection
A Roman Marble Table Leg Fragment, circa 1st Century A.D.
Lot Closed
July 6, 01:24 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a North American Private Collection
A Roman Marble Table Leg Fragment
circa 1st Century A.D.
from a tripod table, in the form of a feline protome with gaping jaws.
Height 39 cm.
Gilda Grat de Racaj Montemayor (circa 1900-1980), New York and Mexico City
private collection, Mexico
by descent to the present owner
private collection, Mexico
by descent to the present owner
For a tripod table with similar legs restored by Piranesi see http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/145361.
The present lot appears among other artworks in Gilda Grat de Racaj Montemayor's interior, standing on top of a marble column capital.