Lot n° 135
Estimation :
3500 - 4500
EUR
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Result
: 4 420EUR
MODÈLE DU TEMPLE DE LA CONCORDE À AGRIGENTE - Lot 135
MODÈLE DU TEMPLE DE LA CONCORDE À AGRIGENTE
Italy, circa 1900
In cork, on a wooden base
H: 18 x W: 35 x D: 20.5 cm
This model represents the ancient Temple of Concord in
Concord in Agrigento, Sicily, one of the best-preserved
temples in Italy.
Models of classical Italian monuments
were purchased by wealthy British collectors
collectors on their Grand Tour. Initially
commissioned by tourists with specific
architectural and antiquarian interests, the
models were an expression of the knowledge
knowledge and their "neoclassical sensibility".
neoclassical sensibility".
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