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Lot 1148 Dα

A large silver standing figure of a Vestal

Auction 1096 - overview Cologne
17.11.2017, 10:00 - Deorative Arts
Estimate: 8.000 € - 9.000 €

A large silver standing figure of a Vestal

Losses to the area around the feet, a formerly attached attribute in her left hand lost. H 87 cm, weight 17,800 g.
Unmarked, silver tested between 800 and 900. After Eugène Louis Lequesne, Paris 19th ct.

Provenance

From an Austrian private collection.

Literature

A smaller modeln in bronze auctioned Sotheby's New York, 6th June 1997, Lot 52.