Live Auction 7631Important European Furniture & Sculpture
A BRONZE BUST OF MARCELLUS
Lot 110

A BRONZE BUST OF MARCELLUS

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY

Closed4 December 2008

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A BRONZE BUST OF MARCELLUS
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Depicted with his head slightly lowered and turned to dexter; on a white-veined black marble cylindrical socle; dark brown patina
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high; 21 in. (53 cm.) high, overall

Formerly in the Olivier du Fuel, Paris.

Specialist note

Discovered at Herculaneum on 10 April 1754, the original antique bronze bust upon which the present lot is based has been accepted as representing Marcus Claudius Marcellus, the Roman commander best known for his capture of Syracuse in AD212.