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LOT 2147
Bronze Statuette of Mercury
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (1.23 kg total, 24.7 cm including stand).
Modelled standing nude in contrapposto stance, wearing a mantle draped to the left shoulder and secured at the right, small wings embedded in the curly hair, left hand extended in gripping attitude, right hand thrust forward holding a small coin-purse; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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LOT 2147
Bronze Statuette of Mercury
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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