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LOT 0405
Marble Portrait Bust
19TH CENTURY A.D.
17 in. (22.6 kg, 43 cm high).
A marble bust of a middle-aged man with short hair combed over his forehead, the face shown with a slight smile.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
with Hampel Fine Art Auctions GmbH & Co KG, 12 December 2014, lot 1919.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11693-199346.
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LOT 0405
Marble Portrait Bust
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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