Sale 7568
London
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8 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 4,000
Estimate
A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A FEMALE MEMBER OF THE ODESCALCHI FAMILY ATTRIBUTED TO LAWRENCE MACDONALD (1799-1878), CIRCA 1820-30 Depicted with her hair drawn up in a bun, her head turned slightly to sinister and wearing a classical shift; inscribed Odescalchi on the truncation of the proper left shoulder; on an associated circular marble socle; very minor chips 21½ in. (54.6 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) high, overall
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