Lot 1899 - S19 Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection - Wednesday, 20. September 2023, 10.00 AM
FRAGMENT OF A FRESCO
Roman, 1st/2nd century A.D.
Polychrome fresco on a cream-colored ground. Depiction of a young woman looking back over her shoulder. She is dressed in a cream and ocher himation which is attached to her left shoulder, below that she is wearing a long chiton with linear, delicate drapery. In shades of crimson and umber.
H 28 cm (inner dimensions). With frame: 39 × 20 cm.
Restored and in part repaired. Mounted on mortar and in a later wooden frame.
Provenance:
- Private collection, USA, acquired in Paris in the 1970s (according to Bonhams).
- North American Art Dealers (according to Bonhams).
- Auction Bonhams, London, 15 October 2008, Lot No. 223.
Provenance:
- Private collection, USA, acquired in Paris in the 1970s (according to Bonhams).
- North American Art Dealers (according to Bonhams).
- Auction Bonhams, London, 15 October 2008, Lot No. 223.
CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 5 150 / 8 250)
Sold for CHF 11 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.