Sale 1790
New York
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18 December 2007
Price realised
USD 21,250
Estimate
MARCEL CLAUDE RENARD (1893-1974) 'Le Rhône et la Saône' A Gilt-Plaster Architectural Maquette for a Bridge Ornament in the City of Lyon, 1936 26½ in. (67.3 cm.) high, 69¼ in. (176 cm.) wide, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep inscribed in the maquette M. RENARD
Provenance
With Makassar France, Paris.
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