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LOT 1494
Large Egyptian Revival Painted Stone Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 in. (18.1 kg, 51 cm).
A substantial decorative designer figurine of Horus in falcon-form perched on a rectangular base, wearing the deshret crown; after the antique, repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a French collection, Paris.
Ex Parisian gallery, France; latterly with a London, UK, gallery.
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Russian Orthodox Painted Icon
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Opening Bid: £75
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