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482 - AFTERTHE ANTIQUE, A BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP OF LAOCOONPROBABLYITALIAN, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURYShowing the Trojan priest Laocoon and his sons battling the serpents49cm high, 29.5cm wideThe original marble group was first mentioned by Pliny as being located at the Palace of Titus. Excavated in 1506, the group was acquired by the pontiff Pope Julius II and placed in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican.Provenance:Property from the collection of Comte Frédéric Chandon de Briailles
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£2,500 - 4,000 (€2,900 - 4,800)Sale fees
AFTERTHE ANTIQUE, A BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP OF LAOCOONPROBABLYITALIAN, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURYShowing the Trojan priest Laocoon and his sons battling the serpents49cm high, 29.5cm wideThe original marble group was first mentioned by Pliny as being located at the Palace of Titus. Excavated in 1506, the group was acquired by the pontiff Pope Julius II and placed in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican.Provenance:Property from the collection of Comte Frédéric Chandon de Briailles
Auction details
Fine Furniture, Works of Art & Decorations at Benham Park - Day 2Auction house
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