Lot 416 · Important European Terracotta & Bronze Sculpture from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
David with the head of Goliath
Medardo Rosso · on green variegated marble base
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 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-2026-3908191
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Medardo Rosso, David with the head of Goliath. Sotheby's, 29 Jan 2010, lot 416. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908191.
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Medardo Rosso, David with the head of Goliath. Sotheby's, 29 Jan 2010, lot 416. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908191.
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