Lot 162 · Fine Books and Manuscripts
Robert Louis Stevenson. Medallion portrait in patinated bronze, 450 x 440 mm, bearing the raised inscription To Robert Louis Stevenson to upper left and Augustus St. Gaudens upper right, along with verses from Stevenson's "Underwoods."
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, New York · 9 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1411020
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Augustus Saint-gaudens, Robert Louis Stevenson. Medallion portrait in patinated bronze, 450 x 440 mm, bearing the raised inscription To Robert Louis Stevenson to upper left and Augustus St. Gaudens upper right, along with verses from Stevenson's "Underwoods.". Bonhams, 9 Mar 2017, lot 162. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1411020.
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Augustus Saint-gaudens, Robert Louis Stevenson. Medallion portrait in patinated bronze, 450 x 440 mm, bearing the raised inscription To Robert Louis Stevenson to upper left and Augustus St. Gaudens upper right, along with verses from Stevenson's "Underwoods.". Bonhams, 9 Mar 2017, lot 162. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1411020.
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