Sale 12257
New York
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25 October 2016
Price realised
USD 56,250
Estimate
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF VENUS CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 14 ¼ in. (36.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Ariadne Galleries, New York, 1993. Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above, mid 1990s.
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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK STATE PRIVATE COLLECTION
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