Sale 7805
London, South Kensington
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24 November 1997
Price realised
GBP 4,600
Estimate
A patinated and gilt bronze figure cast from a model by Raymond Guerbe, of a naked female figure, reclining and holding a star decorated length of cloth to one side, on a rectangular black and brown striated onyx base, signed in the bronze -- 54cm. diam. See illustration
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