Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Roman Wood Table Leg, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 7, 10:42 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Roman Wood Table Leg
circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.
from a tripod table, of attenuated form terminating in the leg and head of a panther, with gaping jaws, protruding tongue, recessed eyes, and gnarled brow.
Height 72 cm.
Dutch private collection, acquired in the 1970s
art market, The Netherlands
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2012
art market, The Netherlands
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2012
Galerie Chenel, Animal, exh. cat., p. 26
Carbonized examples of wooden tripod tables with zoomorphic legs were found at Herculaneum.