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LOT 0399
Bronze Head of a Man
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/8 in. (5.4 kg total, 39 cm high including stand).
A hollow-formed bronze head of a middle-aged man with tousled hair, stern features, pursed mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
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