Sale 1979
New York
|
26 March 2008
Price realised
USD 10,000
Estimate
HIPPOLYTE FRANCOIS MOREAU (1832-1927) 'Le Rêve' A Patinated-Bronze Figure, circa 1900 28½ in. (72.4 cm.) high signed in the mold HIP Moreau
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