Lot 499
499
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AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE BUST OF VENUS ITALICA

19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIA CANOVA (1757-1824)

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AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE BUST OF VENUS ITALICA
19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIA CANOVA (1757-1824)
On a waisted socle
22½ in. (57 cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

Canova was commissioned to execute the original version of the Venus Italica at the suggestion of Ludovico I, King of Etruria, as a replacement for the antique statue of the Medici Venus, which had been plundered by the French in 1802.

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