A marble figure of a faun with female body, left hand raised holding a panpipe. The figure is assembled by several parts, head and torso is Roman while arms and lower part of legs are later, torso later reworked possibly from a relief. H. 66 cm.
Provenance: From the Manor Steensgaard, Funen, Denmark. The figure is from the collection of the Danish nobleman Preben Bille-Brahe, 1773–1858. He travelled to Italy around 1790s where he acquired antiquities and possibly also this figure, although it is not documented.
Literature regarding the collection: F. Poulsen, “Zwei antike Porträts auf Steensgaard”, Ikonographische Miscellen. Det kgl. Videnskabernes Selskab hist.-fil.Meddl. IV.1, 1921, p. 1–19.
Condition report on request. Contact varia@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
Antiques, carpets & varia, 27 February 2019