Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Various Properties

A Roman Marble Bust of Sarapis, circa 2nd Century A.D.

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Lot Closed

July 5, 02:55 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Roman Marble Bust of Sarapis

circa 2nd Century A.D.

the god wearing a chiton and himation falling from his left shoulder, with full beard, moustache, and long wavy hair falling in five spiral curls over the forehead, a mortise on top of the head for insertion of the modius.

Height 17.1 cm.

private collection, acquired in Lyon in the 1960s-1980s

private collection, France, by descent from the above (Maison de Ventes Richard, Villefranche-sur-Saône, April 1st, 2023, no. 64, illus.)

acquired by the present owner at the above sale

For a related bust of Sarapis see W. Hornbostel, Sarapis, 1973, p. 474, fig. 288.

A Roman Giallo Antico Marble Herm bust of Silenus, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate:40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Workshop of Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli | Atelier de Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli

Saint Sebastian | Saint Sébastien

Estimate:12,000 - 15,000 EUR

Attributed to the workshop of Severo da Ravenna | Attribué à Severo Da Ravenna

Inkstand in the form of a young man holding a shell | Encrier en forme de jeune homme portant un coquillage

Estimate:15,000 - 26,000 EUR

French, Burgundy, 15th century | Bourgogne, XVe siècle

Head of Saint James | Tête de saint Jacques

Estimate:10,000 - 15,000 EUR

Southern Netherlandish, Antwerp, early 16th century | Pays-Bas méridionaux, Anvers, début du XVIe siècle

Relief with the Visitation | Relief avec la Visitation

Estimate:5,000 - 7,000 EUR

French or Southern Netherlandish, late 15th century | France ou Pays-Bas méridionaux, fin du XVe siècle

Bust of an Angel | Buste d'Ange

Estimate:7,000 - 10,000 EUR

A terracotta head of a Bishop, Attributed to Antonio Begarelli (1499 - 1565), Modena, first half of the 16th century

Estimate:18,000 - 25,000 EUR

French, probably Loire Valley, 16th century | France, probablement Vallée de la Loire, XVIe siècle

Fragmentary figure of Saint Eloi | Figure fragmentaire de Saint Eloi

Estimate:6,000 - 8,000 EUR

Italian, 19th century, after Antonio Canova | Italie, XIXe siècle, d'après Antonio Canova

Bust of the Venus Italica | Vénus italique

Estimate:6,000 - 8,000 EUR

Martin-Claude Monot

Portrait bust of Guy Jean-Baptiste Target | Portrait de l'avocat Target

Estimate:50,000 - 70,000 EUR