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After the Antique
Italian, 18th century, after a Hellenistic prototype
A marble head of a youth
Carrara marble, on a later steel mount
Height 11 in. (28 cm); overall with mount 16 in.
Bidding on lot 22
Passed
The lot did not reach its reserve and was not sold. The highest bid was $6,500, against an estimate of $9,000 – 14,000. Bidding is closed and no bid control is offered.
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Catalogue note
A grand-tour copy of considerable quality, the hair drilled rather than chiselled in the manner of eighteenth-century Roman workshops. Catalogued as after the Antique; the department has examined the surface and is satisfied that the weathering is genuine burial patina on a later carving, which is to say the block is old and the carving is not.
Condition report
Good Reported by Helena Marsh on August 18, 2026
Losses to the tip of the nose and to the upper edge of the right ear, both old. Earth incrustation in the recesses of the hair, undisturbed. A stable horizontal fault line across the neck, original to the block. Mounted on a modern steel armature; the drilling for the mount is modern and is visible at the underside.
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Provenance
- by 1930 Collection of an English family, Wiltshire.
- 1968 Sold, London, and acquired by the present owner’s family.
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The bidding ladder
Bids step by a published ladder, not a percentage. At $6,500 the step is $500, so the next admissible bid is $7,000. The auctioneer may vary the increment at their discretion.
| Bid at | Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 – $199 | $10 |
| $200 – $499 | $25 |
| $500 – $999 | $50 |
| $1,000 – $1,999 | $100 |
| $2,000 – $4,999 | $250 |
| $5,000 – $9,999 | $500 |
| $10,000 – $19,999 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 – $49,999 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 – $99,999 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 – $199,999 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 – $499,999 | $20,000 |
| $500,000 – $999,999 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 and above | $100,000 |
