A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF MARBLE BUSTS OF MARS AND MINERVA, NORTHERN EUROPE

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF MARBLE BUSTS OF MARS AND MINERVA
NORTHERN EUROPE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
On later veined socles,
114cm high overall, marble busts 91.5cm high, bases 26cm wide

Provenance:
Sir John Gielgud's estate, The Coach House, Wotton House, North Oxfordshire

An interesting comparison in form, composition and scale can be made with the pair of marble busts of Mars and Minerva sold at Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, United States, Property from the Estate of Mildred Fender, Fort Worth, Texas, 9th December 2022, lot 63318 ($75,000).