Live Auction 2773A Palladian Villa By Michael S. Smith
A TERRACOTTA BUST OF THE LUDOVISI JUNO
Lot 166

A TERRACOTTA BUST OF THE LUDOVISI JUNO

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed24 April 2013

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A TERRACOTTA BUST OF THE LUDOVISI JUNO
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Depicted facing slightly to dexter and wearing a crown; on an associated green marble pedestal and white marble plinth
11¾ in. (30 cm.) high, 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) high, overall

Loyd Collection; Christie's, London, 5 July 2007, lot 188.

Specialist note

The terracotta head of the Ludovisi Juno offered here is a late 18th or early 19th century reproduction of the little-known, but highly evocative, antique marble housed in the Casino, or Palazzetto, in the Villa Ludovisi, Rome.