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A CARVED RED PORPHYRY BUST OF EMPEROR HADRIAN, ITALIAN, POSSIBLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CARVED RED PORPHYRY BUST OF EMPEROR HADRIAN, ITALIAN, POSSIBLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CARVED RED PORPHYRY BUST OF EMPEROR HADRIAN ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY STYLE, POSSIBLY 20TH CENTURYSet on a 19th century polished white marble socle 31.5cm high overall, base 10.3cm diameterProvenance: Property from the Kingshott Collection

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junction points of neck to torso- and torso to base with visible glue lines, base with chips, cracks and losses

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A CARVED RED PORPHYRY BUST OF EMPEROR HADRIAN, ITALIAN, POSSIBLY 20TH CENTURY

Name: A CARVED RED PORPHYRY BUST OF EMPEROR HADRIAN, ITALIAN, POSSIBLY 20TH CENTURY
SKU: 130659586
Price: 2000 GBP
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