17 mars 2014
Aphrodite Ourania Monumental female statue standing on a Swan, Roman, 1st - 2nd century A.D.
Aphrodite Ourania Monumental female statue standing on a Swan, Roman, 1st - 2nd century A.D. Photo courtesy Axel Vervoordt
Marble.Measurements: 115 x 65 x 55 cm
Provenance: Sir Daniel Donohue collection, California, before 1968.
The collection was begun by the oil and cement tycoon Daniel Murphy in the nineteenth century and inherited by his daughter and son-in-law, Sir Daniel Donohue and Countess Bernardine, who continued to add to the family collection.
The sculpture comes accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the figure in situ in the gardens of the Donohue residence.
Axel Vervoordt (stand 424) at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.tefaf.com/
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