Sale 7568
London
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8 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
A PAIR OF CARVED MARBLE SEATED PUTTI NORTH ITALIAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY Each depicted nude save for swathes of drapery, and on an integrally carved architectural base; damages, repairs, and replacements 30 and 29¾ in. (76.2 and 75.5 cm.) high (2)
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