Lot 156
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A French white marble frieze of the Borghese Dancers
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A French white marble frieze of the Borghese Dancers

SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

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A French white marble frieze of the Borghese Dancers
Second half of the 19th Century
Representing five female figures each dressed in Classical robes holding hands and gracefully flowing in both directions, four fluted columns to the background, within a rectangular border
24¾ in. (62.5 cm.) high; 65 in. (165 cm.) wide; 2¾ in. (7 cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The Borghese Dancers relief was recorded in the Villa Borghese in 1645 but it appears to have been known in Rome since the 1520s, parts of it being precisely imitated in the 1520s. In 1807 it was purchased, together with the bulk of the Borghese antiquities, by Napoleon Bonaparte, brother-in-law of Prince Camillo Borghese. Between 1808 and 1811 it was sent from Rome and was displayed in the Musée du Louvre by 1820, where it can still be viewed today.

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