Sale 7574
London
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24 April 2008
Price realised
GBP 5,250
Estimate
A PAIR OF SPELTER FIGURES OF SEA GODS AFTER C. TROUILLARD, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY Depicting Neptune and Pluton, each standing on rocks or shells with seaweed and mythical dogs and horses at his feet, on a circular fluted base decorated with foliage and a shield bearing his name, each base inscribed 'C. Trouillard' Neptune: 30 in. (76 cm.) high Pluton: 30¾ in. (78 cm.) high (2)
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