Lot 5528 - ibid138 Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection - online only - Tuesday, 26. September 2023, 02.00 PM
STATUETTE OF VENUS STANDING AND HOLDING A MIRROR IN HER HAND
Roman, probably 2nd century A.D.
Marble with sintering, verso flattened. Probably a fragment from a house altar. The goddess is wearing a chiton and a himation, her right breast is exposed, and she is holding the himation around her lower body with her right hand, her left hand is clutching a mirror. On a later base.
H without base 22 cm.
Provenance:
- Art Dealers, USA, 1998 (according to Galerie Cahn).
- Galerie Kahn, Basel, 13 February 1999.
- Art Dealers, USA, 1998 (according to Galerie Cahn).
- Galerie Kahn, Basel, 13 February 1999.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 4 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.