Leone Clerici (active 19th century) | Italian, Rome, dated 1878 | After the Antique | Bust of Octavian
Lot Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Leone Clerici (active 19th century)
Italian, Rome, dated 1878
After the Antique
Bust of Octavian
white marble
signed and dated: L. CLERICI ROMA / 1878, and inscribed: C. AUGUSTO
56cm., 22in.
The present bust of Octavian is a particularly fine version of the antique model in excellent condition. Leone Clerici specialised in sensitive reproductions of famous antique sculptures, copies of which were in great demand long after the end of the era of the Grand Tour. From his studio in Rome, signed works by him that have appeared on the market include busts of Alexander the Great (1875), Caesar Augustus (1876) and Marcus Aurelius (1887) and figures of Psyche (1886), the Capitoline Venus (1886) and Canova's Venus Italica (1870).
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