£2,500
An Italian bronze sculpture of the crouching Venus after the antique, attributed to the workshop of Benedetto Boschetti, Rome, c1840, light golden brown patina rubbed and dirty, on marble giallo siena base, 34.5cm h
Recorded in Joanna Philips' notebook, c1845 (under ornaments in Library as arranged July 1844) "Venus Aux Bains Rome"
Much settled dust and dirt, sculpture detached from the base. Base slightly chipped
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