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377 - Italian school, mid-19th century Aeschines Large full-length…
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Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
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Italian school, mid-19th century Aeschines Large full-length statue of the Athenian orator. Marble (chips, alterations, missing right hand like the original). Height: 132 cm Provenance : Sotheby's Sussex sale. 25 September 1990 n°331 Our example is a copy of an antique statue of Eschine from the great peristyle of the Villa des Papyrus in Herculaneum now in the Archaeological Museum of Naples (inv. nr. 6018). Historical background: Aeschines in ancient Greek Αἰσχίνης / Aiskhínês, born in Athens around 390 BC and died in 314 BC. Pupil of Plato and Lysias. A great Athenian orator and politician, he was the opponent of Demosthenes in taking the side of peace with the Kingdom of Macedonia.
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
Lot description modified on 06/10/2026 at 9:57 AM
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Michel Bury and Henri du Cray
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