Lot 59
  • 59

A Pair of Life-Size Bronze Figures of the Peplophoroi after the Antique, Cast by Fonderia Chiurazzi, Naples Circa 1904

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • height of tallest 63 in.
  • 160 cm

Provenance

The Koplar Brown Family Collection, Lake Ozark, Missouri
Christie's New York, May 20, 2008

Exhibited

displayed at Italian Pavilion at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, by repute

Condition

Both with abraded and mottled surfaces. Some scratching and dents. Figure with arm across chest has a 2-3 inch casting flaw near the proper left elbow. Screws on bases lacking on both. Both with remainders of polychromy. Both apparently solid cast and extremely heavy.
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