Sale 2840
New York
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9 June 2014
Price realised
USD 6,250
Estimate
A FRENCH PATINATED BRONZE GROUP OF CUPID AND PSYCHE CAST FROM A MODEL BY AUGUSTE MOREAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY Signed Auguste Moreau 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high
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