White Marble Figure of Mercury Preparing to Slay Argus

Description:

White Marble Figure of Mercury Preparing to Slay Argus, 19th/early 20th century, after Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, 1770-1844),carved as a nude figure of a young man seated on a stump, holding a sheathed sword in one hand and a set of panpipes in the other, on a circular base, unsigned, ht. 42 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Four inch reglued break to base. Surface grime.


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