Sale 2721
New York
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23 - 24 July 2013
Price realised
USD 6,000
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A REGENCE MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A YOUNG MAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, THE OAK FRAME POSSIBLY ORIGINAL, LATER DECORATED 16¼in. (41cm.) high, 12in. (30.5cm.) wide, within frame
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