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A 'GRAND TOUR' CARVED BUST, POSSIBLY OF THE EMPEROR VITELLIUS, PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A 'GRAND TOUR' CARVED BUST, POSSIBLY OF THE EMPEROR VITELLIUS, PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A 'GRAND TOUR' CARVED BUST, POSSIBLY OF THE EMPEROR VITELLIUS PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY Carved white marble head on darker stone torso, plain toga83cm high, 85cm wideThis lot bears close similarities with lot 264 from Christie's auction of Collection de Maître et Madame Michard-Pellissier, Un appartement décoré par Victor Grandpierre, Paris 27th June 2007. Catalogued as Italian School, 18th Century, bust of the Emperor Vitellius with provenance from Charles de Beistegui, The Palais Labia in Venice. The Christie's example shows a softer handling of the hair and more refined but equally plain toga. Unlike this example it lacks the curled folds of the undershirt around the neckline.

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A 'GRAND TOUR' CARVED BUST, POSSIBLY OF THE EMPEROR VITELLIUS, PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY

Name: A 'GRAND TOUR' CARVED BUST, POSSIBLY OF THE EMPEROR VITELLIUS, PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
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Price: 2000 GBP
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