Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Roman Bronze Figure of a Dolphin, circa 1st/3rd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 8, 04:17 PM GMT
Estimate
100 - 200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Roman Bronze Figure of a Dolphin
circa 1st/3rd Century A.D.
probably once serving as the handle of a patera or similar vessel.
Height 14 cm.
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Beirut and Paris, acquired in the late 1960s/early 1970s, probably from Asfar Bros., Hotel St George, Beirut