Head of a young satyr (faun) with untidy hairstyle... Lot 1

Head of a young satyr (faun) with untidy hairstyle revealing pointed ears. He is smiling, revealing his teeth. Fine-grained white marble, blond coloration and calcareous deposit (visible chips and gaps) Roman art, 2nd century Height : 17 cm *Court lot sold by order, no reserve price: reduced fees of 14.40 % in addition to the auction. Provenance : probably Serres Gallery Collection of Mr and Mrs Gagliardi. Great art collector and scholar, familiar with the curators and great merchants, Jacques Gagliardi is also the author of works on the history of art. . "Monet's trains only lead to the suburbs", Paris, PUF, 1987. . "La conquête de la peinture, l'Europe des ateliers du XIIIe au XVe siècle", Paris, Flammarion, 1993. . "Le roman de la peinture moderne", Paris, Hazan, 2006.