Lot 409
Head of La Boulonnaise c. 1879
marble, onyx base
Height Sculpture 33cm Height with Base 42cm
Estimate $100,000 - $150,000
Overall in Good Condition
- minor surface marks and scuffs, most evident on headdress, consistent with age
- small circular loss lower left jaw
- small brown stain left chin
- surface dirt
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
Alfred Drury
By decent to his grandson
W. Agnew & Co. Ltd, London
Purchased from the above on 9 July 2015
Carved by Drury on Dalou's instruction.
The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm
Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au
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