Lot 390
The ecstatic nude wearing a crown of acorns, on an integral rectangular moulded plinth.
Height 84cm
Estimate $2,000 - $4,000
Overall in Good Condition
- repair to left heal, consistent with time of making
- some wear to patina, most evident on the faun's eyebrows, nose, beard
- very faint casting lines to arm and leg joins
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The House of the Faun in Pompeii was excavated by German archaeologists in 1830 and its impluvium was decorated with the bronze that gave the house its name.
The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm
Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au
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