‘Dresden Mars’ returns to Saxony instead of auction at Sotheby’s

The bronze figure known as the ‘Dresden Mars’ is returning home after the Dresden State Art Collections agreed to buy the artwork ahead of a planned auction tomorrow.

Estimated at £3m-5m, the bronze by Giambologna (1529-1608) was due to be auctioned at Sotheby’s Trea…

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