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Lot 55
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A ROMAN MARBLE LION TRAPEZOPHOROS, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. | A Roman Marble Lion Trapezophoros

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Height 32 cm.
the head emerging from a cabriole support sheathed in acanthus leaves, with gaping jaws (lower one missing) and thick shaggy mane; no restorations.

Provenance

French private collection, rue Verdi, Nice, acquired in the 1970s
acquired by the present owner in Nice