DATED 1841

Details

A STATUARY MARBLE FIGURE OF THE CROUCHING VENUS
DATED 1841
Inscribed to reverse Vo. LIVI fece, carrara, 1841
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high;
and a faux marble rectangular wood plinth -- 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; the top 17¾ x 20 in. (45 x 50.8 cm.) (2)

Provenance

Edward Medlicott Esq., sold Christie's House Sale, Sacombe Park, Hertfordshire, 11 October 1993, lot 17.

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Lot Essay

The present marble figure is indirectly inspired by an antique original which was known in numerous examples from at least the sixteenth century. Although these examples are known to exhibit significant variations of detail, the present marble appears to depend on the model created by Giambologna in the mid-1560s, itself an interpretation of the antique composition.

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