An Italian bronze figure of a bacchic youth, 19th century | Christie's

Sale 8544

The Murnaghan Collection

London, South Kensington

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14 October 1999

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Lot 157

An Italian bronze figure of a bacchic youth, 19th century

Price realised

GBP 2,760

Estimate

GBP 400 - GBP 600

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An Italian bronze figure of a bacchic youth, 19th century
Pouring wine into a jug
11in. (30cm.) high
on an associated plinth cast with grotesque figures -- 3in. (8.5cm.) high
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