Crouching Venus copy makes a stand-out sum
On the market for the first time in over half a century, a Roman marble copy of the Crouching Venus hammered at $130,000 (£103,000) in the Freeman’s Hindman (27/21/15% buyer’s premium) auction on May 23.
Estimated at a more modest $8000-12,000 in the Chicago sale, it was the highlight of the firm’s fi…