Live Auction 10689The Opulent Eye - 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art
A CARVED PORPHYRY AND MARBLE BUST OF HERACLITUS
Lot 25 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

A CARVED PORPHYRY AND MARBLE BUST OF HERACLITUS

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY STYLE

Closed11 March 2015

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A CARVED PORPHYRY AND MARBLE BUST OF HERACLITUS
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY STYLE
The bearded philospher facing frontally, with drapery about the shoulders; on a circular marble socle
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high; 27¼ (69.2 cm.) high, overall

Italian Works of Art from Palazzo Odescalchi, Rome; Christie's, London, 8 November 2007, lot 395.

Specialist note

The present bust of Heraclitus is based on the antique prototype discovered in Herculaneum in 1753 and now housed in the Museo Archeologico, Naples.