Sale 5750
London, South Kensington
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25 January 2005
Price realised
GBP 3,120
Estimate
A PAIR OF BRONZE MODELS OF RECUMBENT SPHINX FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Mounted on verde antico marble bases 10 1/8in. (25.7cm.) long overall (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
The Property of an Estate (Lots 239-261)
In the 1960s Robert Indiana made LOVE, a work that seemed to embody 1960s idealism. But there was also a darker side to this painter of the American dream
From Cupid to Kahlo to Keats — the artworks and objects that encapsulate the power of love