Sale 2190
New York
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1 - 2 September 2009
Price realised
USD 688
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This lot is offered without a reserve
Carl Milles (Swedish, 1875-1950) Portrait of Carl Wilhelm Scheele signed and inscribed 'C. Milles Herman Bergman Fud.' (on the base) bronze with brown patina 19½ x 8 x 5¾ in. (49.6 x 20.3 x 14.6 cm.)
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) was a German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist.
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