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LOT 0419

Bronze Statue of an Athlete

19TH CENTURY A.D.

9 1/2 in. (1.45 kg, 24.5 cm).

A nude muscular male figure modelled naturalistically in the round, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised and head tilted upward; right eye remodelled; mounted on a tiered display base.

Provenance

Private collection, England.

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LOT 0419

Bronze Statue of an Athlete

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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