Sale 2840
New York
|
9 June 2014
Price realised
USD 10,625
Estimate
A FRENCH PATINATED-BRONZE GROUP OF CUPID AND PSYCHE, TITLED 'L'AMOUR VAINQUEUR' CAST FROM A MODEL BY WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU AND ADOLPHE ITASSE, LATE 19TH CENTURY Signed W. BOVGVEREAV INV./A. Itasse sculp 1887, with foundry inscription 27/43523, on a revolving rouge marble plinth 32 in. (81 cm.) high, overall
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