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LOT 1585
Gilt Bronze Statue of Narcissus
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
24 1/2 in. (8.35 kg, 62 cm high).
Standing nude on a socle base with egg-and-dart ornament; goatskin mantle to the left shoulder, right arm bent and hand raised with finger extended; intricately modelled strapped sandals to the lower legs and feet; after the antique.
ProvenanceGerman auction, 2000s.
Ex French gallery, Paris.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11986-209631.
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