AN ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MEDICI VENUS, after the Antique, the godess's head turned sharply to sinister, her hands covering herself modestly, a tree stump and two putti playing with a dolphin at her feet, on integrally carved square base with canted corners (some weathering; repair to plinth; restorations; minor chips and losses), 19th century; and a square black and verona marble pedestal, the black platform with canted corners, above a shaft with re-entrant corners, on a black base with canted corners (minor chips; the platform and base possibly associated), 18th century

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AN ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MEDICI VENUS, after the Antique, the godess's head turned sharply to sinister, her hands covering herself modestly, a tree stump and two putti playing with a dolphin at her feet, on integrally carved square base with canted corners (some weathering; repair to plinth; restorations; minor chips and losses), 19th century; and a square black and verona marble pedestal, the black platform with canted corners, above a shaft with re-entrant corners, on a black base with canted corners (minor chips; the platform and base possibly associated), 18th century
the figure: 63½in. (161.2cm.) high
the pedestal: 23in. (58.4cm.) square; 35¾in. (90.8cm.) high (2)

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