Lot 4 · 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including Highlights from the MEAM Collection
Hercules and Lichas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $31,356–$47,034
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including Highlights from the MEAM Collection, London · 11 December 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4320703
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Antonio Canova, Hercules and Lichas. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2014, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4320703.
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Antonio Canova, Hercules and Lichas. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2014, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4320703.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Mary | Benjamin Edward Spence | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Oriental Dancer | Affortunato Gori | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Peter Pan | George James Frampton | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Psyche waking the Sleeping Cupid | Pietro Bazzanti | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| David | Raymond Delamarre | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Venus and Cupid | Auguste Moreau | £6,000–£8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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