Lot 556

AFTER THE ANTIQUE: A FRENCH BRONZE OF THE VENUS DE’ MEDICI

Late 19th Century

Estimate: £600 - £900
Hammer price: £900
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

63cm high

The Venus de’ Medici, also know simply at the Medici Venus, after the 1st Century BC Hellenistic Greek marble version, also a later copy of a bronze original, is one of the most widely copied antiquities, with various variations according to taste and times. 

Condition report: 

Some slight pitting to the patination, mostly at the back of the figure. Dirt and dust. 

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