Some wear to the patina, overall condition good.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

The original antique marble stands in the courtyard of the Belvedere in the Vatican Museum, Rome and was first recorded in 1543. The model, tentatively attributed to Praxiteles or one of his followers, was widely admired.  Winkelmann praised it, writing that "our Nature will not easily create a body as perfect as that of the Antinous admirandus." Copies of the model were hugely popular in the era of the Grand Tour. They were produced as reductions, such as the present model, and at lifesize and appeared in the most prestigious collections in Europe. Copies in both marble and bronze were made for the Palace of Versailles in the 1680's by Pierre I Le Gros. And in 1797 the Belvedere Antinous was ceded to the French as part of the Treaty of Tolentino, it arrived in Paris with a triumphal procession a year later. Antinous was exhibited at the Musée Central des Arts before it was returned to Rome in 1816.

RELATED LITERATURE
F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique (London, 1981) no.4