Sale 5201
London, South Kensington
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27 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 3,125
Estimate
AN ITALIAN BRONZE MODEL OF THE FAUN WITH CLAPPERS LATE 19TH CENTURY After the Antique, mounted on a variegated marble waisted plinth The bronze -- 21½in. (54.5cm.) high; 23¾in. (60.3cm.) overall
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