Sale 1042
New York
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24 April 2002
Price realised
USD 5,975
Estimate
A French bronze allegorical figure group, on a marble pedestal Circa 1880 Depicting a woman and child, on a circular base, the verde antico marble pedestal carved in relief with dolphins and foliage The bronze: 36¾in. (93.4cm.) high; The pedestal: 37¼in. (94.7cm.) high (2)
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