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Lot 120

An Over-Lifesized Roman Marble Portrait Bust of a Youth

Lot 120

An Over-Lifesized Roman Marble Portrait Bust of a Youth

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Closed

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Estimate$20,000 – $30,000

Status

Closed

An Over-Lifesized Roman Marble Portrait Bust of a Youth

Antonine Period, Circa 140-150 A.D.

Height 27 1/2 inches (70 cm).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Private Collection, England, acquired early 20th century.

Sotheby's, New York, Antiquities, 7 June 2012, Lot 48.

Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 3 April 2014, Lot 66.

Art Loss Register no. S00064808

For comparative examples of an Antonine bust, see the British Museum, London (Inv. no. 1805,0703.109) and K. Fittschen, Prinzenbildnisse antoninischer Zeit, Mainz, 1999, p. 82, pl. 139, no. 21.

Examined with a UV light and 10 x loupe. Intact as preserved. Surface ware and erosion. Encrustations can bee seen throughout. Repairs to proper right shoulder. Base of bust attached to modern socle. Overall fine stable condition. Height including the socle 35 1/2 inches (90.1 cm). See additional photos for overall condition.

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities

An Over-Lifesized Roman Marble Portrait Bust of a Youth

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