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LOT 1541
Large Egyptian Revival Painted Stone Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
21 in. (21.9 kg, 53.5 cm).
A substantial decorative carved bust wearing a tripartite wig and wesekh segmented collar; plumed headdress with central archway and five uraei on a flared lotiform plinth; after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a French collection, Paris.
Ex Parisian gallery, France; latterly with a London, UK, gallery.
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