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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,005–$6,675
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th & 20th Century Sculpture, London · 13 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4627815
- Record
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Laurence Macdonald, bust of a gentleman. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4627815.
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Laurence Macdonald, bust of a gentleman. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4627815.
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From the same sale 19th & 20th Century Sculpture · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kneeling nude | Julien Dillens | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Girl with a doll | Lorenzo Corelli | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| bust of Beethoven | Alfredo Pina | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Bacchanal | Gaetano Manfredini | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| bust of a Veiled Woman | — | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Hypatia | Odoarda Tabacchi | £70,000–£100,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Macdonald | bust of a boy | $6,568 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| Laurence Macdonald | Bust of a Woman | Sotheby's, Jan 2010 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Taureau cabré (Rearing Bull) | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Laurence Macdonald | bust of the honourable marmaduke maxwell of terregles, kirkc | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Cheval Turc No. 3 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Aimé-jules Dalou Paris | Farm | Historia Auktionshaus, Apr 2024 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Éléphant de Cochinchine (Cochin Elephant) | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Thésée combattant le centaure Biénor (Theseus battling the B | Christie's, Sep 2019 |
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