Lot 1 · Reborn: Modern and Contemporary
Mid-19Th Century
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE BUSTS OF VOLTAIRE AND MOLIERE · Each set on a siena marble plinth with bronze base
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,646–$2,470
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Reborn: Modern and Contemporary, Milan · 2 November 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3552001
- Record
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE BUSTS OF VOLTAIRE AND MOLIERE, MID-19TH CENTURY. Christie's, 2 Nov 1999, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3552001.
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE BUSTS OF VOLTAIRE AND MOLIERE, MID-19TH CENTURY. Christie's, 2 Nov 1999, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3552001.
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