13th May, 2026 11:00
European Works of Art, Objects & Silver
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF 'CROUCHING VENUS', AFTER THE ANTIQUE, PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
with mid to dark brown patination, the nude figure with armbands and perched on a shell, naturalistic ground to the rectangular plinth base with cut corners, 31cm high
After the marble Crouching Venus in the Uffizi, Florence, identifiable from the large number of antique variants by the two armbands and being seated on a shell. The statue was first recorded in 1704 at the Villa Medici in Rome and was taken to Florence in 1787.
Sold for £600
with mid to dark brown patination, the nude figure with armbands and perched on a shell, naturalistic ground to the rectangular plinth base with cut corners, 31cm high
After the marble Crouching Venus in the Uffizi, Florence, identifiable from the large number of antique variants by the two armbands and being seated on a shell. The statue was first recorded in 1704 at the Villa Medici in Rome and was taken to Florence in 1787.
Auction: European Works of Art, Objects & Silver, 13th May, 2026
Auction Location: London, UK
The auction ‘European Works of Art, Objects and Silver’ is one of our biannual live sales offering a range of ceramics, sculpture, works of art and silver from around the world, as well as objects of vertu.
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