A late 19th century polished brass figure of Minerva Possibly Italian, in the manner of the Chiurzzi foundry or perhaps French The goddess clad in a tunic and aegis depicting Gorgon's head with scrolling snake trim, her Corinthian helmet with rams head visor surmounted with a seated sphinx, her right hand wielding a trident, a serpent coiled at her feet, raised on rectangular base, the whole on rectangular white marble plinth, 89cm high, 33cm wide, 19cm deep This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing