Lot 21
- 21
A Greek Marble Relief Fragment, Early Hellenistic, circa late 4th Century B.C.
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- A Greek Marble Relief Fragment
- Marble
- 15 by 14 1/2 in.
carved under a cornice with a bearded man, a youth, and a child, all oriented to the right, and each wearing a himation.
Provenance
Attilio Simonetti, Rome, circa 1893
Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs (1881-1955), London
by descent to the present owner
Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs (1881-1955), London
by descent to the present owner
Literature
Paul Arndt and Walther Amelung, eds., Photographische Einzelaufnahmen Antiker Sculpturen, Serie VII, Munich, 1913, no. 2030, illus.
Condition
As shown. The back sawed off. The surface gritty and lightly encrusted, and could likely be cleaned.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Sir Ronald Storrs earned his Classical degree at Cambridge. He advanced quickly from a junior post with the British Ministry of Finance in Egypt to Oriental Secretary to the British Agency in the Middle East. During this time he met T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, who called Storrs, "the most brilliant Englishman in the Near East, and subtly efficient, despite his diversion of energy in love of music and letters, of sculpture, painting, of whatever was beautiful in the world's fruit...." (The Seven Pillars of Wisdom). They remained close friends, and Storrs was a pallbearer at Lawrence's funeral in 1935. Storrs' other posts included member of the Arab Bureau during WWI, Governor of Jerusalem (1917), Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus (1926-1932), Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1932), and member of the London City Council (1937-1945).