A CARVED MARBLE FIGURE OF THE RECLINING VENUS

CIRCLE OF LAURENT DELVAUX (1696-1778), FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A CARVED MARBLE FIGURE OF THE RECLINING VENUS
CIRCLE OF LAURENT DELVAUX (1696-1778), FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
On an integrally carved base in the form of a buttoned cushion.
Minor chips.
20 in. (53 cm.) long

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
A. Jacobs, Laurent Delvaux - Gand, 1696 - Nivelles, 1778, Paris, 1999, S14-16.

Lot Essay

This graceful marble figure of Ariadne is closely comparable to several marbles of reclining female figures emanating from the circle of Laurent Delvaux, including his Cleopatra, and two other Ariadnes (Jacobs, loc. cit.).

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