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Lot 91 · 19th and 20th Century Sculpture

la nature se dévoilant devant la science (nature revealing herself to science)

Ernest Barrias

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Estimate
£35,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $47,192–$67,416
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — 19th and 20th Century Sculpture, London · 14 December 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-4533984
Record
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Ernest Barrias, la nature se dévoilant devant la science (nature revealing herself to science). Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4533984.

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Ernest Barrias, la nature se dévoilant devant la science (nature revealing herself to science). Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4533984.

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