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Schloss Ahlden

2967 - Crouching Aphrodite, white marble. A finely executed depiction based on the Hellenistic original by the Greek sculptor Doidalses (c. 250 B.C.) or, more precisely, on the famous Roman replica—the so-called “Lely Venus” (from the Antonine period, 2nd century A.D.), which has been known since the early 17th century and is now on permanent loan to the Royal Collection at the British Museum in London. Height: 80 cm.

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€2,800

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€2,800 - 5,600

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28.57%

Crouching Aphrodite, white marble. A finely executed depiction based on the Hellenistic original by the Greek sculptor Doidalses (c. 250 B.C.) or, more precisely, on the famous Roman replica—the so-called “Lely Venus” (from the Antonine period, 2nd century A.D.), which has been known since the early 17th century and is now on permanent loan to the Royal Collection at the British Museum in London. Height: 80 cm. An Italian white marble sculpture of a crouching Venus, after the “Lely Venus.” Italy. 20th century.

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Auction details

International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART III
Sunday, December 6
10:00 AM
Grosse Strasse 1
29693 Ahlden, Germany

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Schloss Ahlden +49 5 16 48 01 00 info@schloss-ahlden.de
On Drouot for 3 years avec More than 36,000 lots published

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