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This neoclassical bust from Elliot Davies Fine Art offers a good chance to highlight Frieze London and Frieze Masters:

Frieze Masters London

The Regent’s Park, London, 15–19 October 2025

Attributed to Bartolomeo Cavaceppi, Bust of the Young Emperor Nero, after 1734, white carrara marble, 53 cm high (Offered by Elliot Davies Fine Art).

Elliot Davies Fine Art makes its debut at Frieze Masters London with a newly discovered bust of the young Emperor Nero, attributed to Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (ca.1716–1799). Rome’s leading 18th-century restorer and sculptor, Cavaceppi worked closely with Cardinal Alessandro Albani at the Villa Albani, where he restored and made fine copies of the classical antiquities in his collection. The bust is a version of an ancient work in the Albani collection and corresponds to entries in Cavaceppi’s posthumous studio inventories of 1799 and 1802, which record busts of a young Nero in both marble and plaster.

The work will be presented in the fair’s Reflections section, as part of a display inspired by the Sir John Soane Collection in Lincoln’s Inn Fields and curated by Abby Bangser, founder and creative director of Object & Thing. Alongside the Cavaceppi bust, Elliot Davies Fine Art will show a group of Roman, medieval, and Renaissance architectural fragments, as well as paintings and drawings ‘inspired by the antique’—evoking Soane’s eclectic interiors and reflecting Frieze Masters’ ethos of bringing six millennia of art history together under one roof.

More information on the bust is available here»

A leading international dealer and advisor in the fields of European sculpture and antiquities, Elliot also regularly sources British pictures, works of art, and antique furniture for clients and enjoys combining these aesthetics at exhibitions and art fairs. As a writer and researcher, Elliot has published work on important European sculpture, particularly renaissance bronzes and has made numerous major discoveries in these fields. Recently, he has authored the catalogue for the Ömer Koç collection of British art—one of the greatest private collections assembled in recent times. Elliot is available by appointment in York or London.

From the general press release:

Frieze announces the highlights of the 23rd edition of Frieze London and the 13th edition of Frieze Masters, returning to The Regent’s Park from 15–19 October 2025. At Frieze London, audiences will encounter must-see solo projects, artist-led initiatives, and curated sections that bring new perspectives to contemporary practice. Frieze Masters brings together 137 galleries spanning 27 countries, staging rediscoveries, rare masterpieces, and curated sections that open dialogues across centuries. Together, the two fairs will once again transform London into a meeting point for global perspectives and cultural exchange.

Alongside the fairs, Frieze Week will animate the city with a dynamic programme of exhibitions, performances, and events across London’s leading institutions and galleries, reaffirming the capital’s position as a major centre of the international art calendar. . . .