Pair of Italian carved marble busts, circa 1850

A pair 19th century (1850s) (Grand Tour) Italian carved multi-marble busts of Augustus of Prima Porta and Julius Cesar. These extremely fine and detailed busts display a richly carved marble armor with wonderful intricacy. These powerful and large-scale bust are made from the finest quality marbles available in the 1850's. The heads are made from impeccably carved white Carrara marble, and the chests are fully hand-carved marble depicting armor breastplate siting on rouge marble bases.

 

25 in H x 17 in W x 9 in D
23 in H x 15.5 in W x 8 in D

Dimensions Length x Width x Height
17 × 9 × 25 in
XIXth century
Year
1850
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$1M
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