Sale 10697
London
|
21 May 2015
Price realised
GBP 5,000
Estimate
A PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF A SATYR LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE The satyr playing the cymbals and kroupezion, on a rectangular Rouge Griotte marble plinth with ormolu claw feet 28 ½ in. (72 cm.) high, the bronze; 8 ¾ in. (5 cm.) high; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 12 ½ in. (31 cm.) deep, the plinth
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