Sale 7412
London
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5 July 2007
Price realised
GBP 8,400
Estimate
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A VESTAL AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY Depicted veiled and holding a shallow bowl in her left hand and with her right above a flaming torch; on an integrally cast rectangular plinth; greenish brown patina and lighter brown high points 12½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
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