Sale 1063
Paris
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20 December 2011
Price realised
EUR 3,750
Estimate
DEUX STATUETTES D'EUROPE EN TERRE CUITE GRECE, CIRCA VEME-IVEME SIECLE AVANT J.C. Europe assise en amazone, vêtue d'un chiton, l'une coiffée d'un polos, l'autre parée d'un diadème Hauteur maximale: 19,9 cm. (7 5/8 in.) (2)
Provenance
Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, acquis entre 1930 et 1960, Paris.
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