Lot 157: - Circle of Jan Niklas Byström (Swedish, 1783-1848) Italo-Scandinavian, first half 19th century , over-lifesize bust of Dionysus white marble, on a veined white marble socle

A similar construction and termination of the bust and a comparably virtuosic technique of drilling and undercutting can be seen in Byström's Head of Dionysus (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, NM Sk 384). Both are replicas of the famous hadrianic Head of Dionysus in Rome, Musei Capitolini (Sala del Gallo Morente, inv. no. 734). white marble, on a veined white marble socle

measurements note overall: 70cm., 27 5/8 in.