Lot 524 · Important European Terracotta & Bronze Sculpture from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
Cupid Teasing a Butterfly with a Rose
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important European Terracotta & Bronze Sculpture from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York · 29 January 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3907395
- Record
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Antoine-denis Chaudet, Cupid Teasing a Butterfly with a Rose. Sotheby's, 29 Jan 2010, lot 524. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3907395.
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Antoine-denis Chaudet, Cupid Teasing a Butterfly with a Rose. Sotheby's, 29 Jan 2010, lot 524. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3907395.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Paetus and Arria | Joseph Nollekens | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Standing Angels | — | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| Vestal holding a vase | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Antinous Belvedere | — | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Pope Clement XI Albani | — | $8,000–$12,000 | |
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