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AFTER THE MODELS BY JACQUES SARAZIN (D. 1660), BY LEON BRUYER, PARIS, DATED 1877
Details
A LARGE PAIR OF FRENCH WHITE MARBLE AND PATINATED-BRONZE SPHINXES
AFTER THE MODELS BY JACQUES SARAZIN (D. 1660), BY LEON BRUYER, PARIS, DATED 1877
Each surmounted by a winged putto holding garlands and wreaths of roses, seated on an elaborate saddle, the base signed L. BRUYER. 1877
The larger: 44 in. (112 cm.) high, 55 in. (140 cm.) long
The smaller: 43 in. (109 cm.) high, 55 in. (140 cm.) long
AFTER THE MODELS BY JACQUES SARAZIN (D. 1660), BY LEON BRUYER, PARIS, DATED 1877
Each surmounted by a winged putto holding garlands and wreaths of roses, seated on an elaborate saddle, the base signed L. BRUYER. 1877
The larger: 44 in. (112 cm.) high, 55 in. (140 cm.) long
The smaller: 43 in. (109 cm.) high, 55 in. (140 cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 1 October 2002, lot 252.
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