Sale 9774
London, South Kensington
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4 June 2014
Price realised
GBP 5,000
Estimate
AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUST OF MERCURY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CHIURAZZI FOUNDRY Set on a yellow marble socle; together with a simulated marble painted pedestal, late 19th century Bust: 21 ½ in. (55 cm.) high Pedestal: 38 ½ (98 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's Melbourne, 18-19 May 2001, lot 486.
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