Sale 5053
Paris
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17 June 2003
Price realised
EUR 11,750
Estimate
LES HARMONIES, SCULPTURE EN BRONZE PATINÉ Par Mathurin Moreau, Vers 1896 Sur une base circulaire en marbre rouge griotte, une plaque en cuivre inscrite Les Harmonies, par Mathurin Moreau (hors concours), Salon des Beaux-Arts 1896, reposant sur une base fuselée en acajou Hauteur: la sculpture: 102 cm. (40 in.), Total: 225cm. (88½ in.) (2)
Provenance
Une plaque en cuivre est inscrite: Presented to Joseph A. Roberts Esq. Chairman by his colleagues of the committee of management of The Liverpool- Victoria Friendly Society as a token of friendship and esteem on the occasion of his retirement May 1931.
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A BRONZE SCULPTURE BY MATHURIN MOREAU ENTITLED LES HARMONIES Circa 1896
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