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Lot 340

Lot 340

A 19th century patinated bronze bust of Athena (Minerva) GiustinianiAfter the Antique, the...

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Lot 340

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A 19th century patinated bronze bust of Athena (Minerva) Giustiniani
After the Antique, the figure wearing a military uniform with ram-  and sphinx-decorated helmet, 15 1/2" (39.5cm) high.
Literature: Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny, 'Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Antique Sculpture, 1500-1900', 1981, cat. no. 63.
 


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Major discolouration and losses to the patina, pitting and wear to bronze, drill hole to base of bust.

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