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LOT 1906
Painted Hardwood Statue of Leda and the Swan
CIRCA 1800 A.D.
16 3/8 in. (3.1 kg, 41.5 cm high).
Worked in the round from deciduous wood, a classical composition seated on a cloud base, polychrome paint.
Provenance
From a German collection.
Ex Nagel auctions, Stuttgart, Germany.
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