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Lot 620: STATUETTE REPRESENTANT VENUS AU BAIN

Est: €8,000 EUR - €12,000 EURSold:
Christie'sParis, FranceFebruary 23, 2009

Item Overview

Description

STATUETTE REPRESENTANT VENUS AU BAIN
D'APRES BARTHELEMY PRIEUR (1536-1611), FIN DU XVIIEME OU DEBUT DU XVIIIEME SIECLE
En bronze, représentée nue, debout essuyant son pied droit; sur un socle entièrement moulé, et une base moderne de forme cylindrique en porphyre; patine marron foncé à rehauts verdâtres; petits éclats à la base
Hauteur: 20 cm. (7 in.), Hauteur totale: 29.8 cm. (11 1/3 in.)

Artist or Maker

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

A BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS AT THE BATH
AFTER BARTHELEMY PRIEUR (1536-1611), LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Depicted nude, standing and drying her right foot; on an integrally cast base and modern cylindrical porphyry pedestal; dark brown patina with greenish brown high points; minor chips to pedestal

Auction Details

Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé

by
Christie's
February 23, 2009, 07:00 PM CET

9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 75008, FR