Lot n° 84
Estimation :
50 - 100
EUR
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Result
: 130EUR
Tête de sainte femme dite tête de bernardine - Lot 84
Tête de sainte femme dite tête de bernardine
Museum of comparative sculpture (1882-1928)
Head of a saintly woman, known as the bernardine head
Plaster
H. 40 cm W. 24 cm D. 22 cm
Based on the original work in the Musée Municipal de Brive-la-Gaillarde (Hôtel Labenche). This statue head, which probably dates from the end of the 15th century when it was discovered, blocked the drain of a sink in the Bernardine convent buildings; it was given to Ernest Rupin, who donated it to the museum.
Brive inventory no., handwritten in black paint on reverse: 50.151.52
Date of present print run: last quarter of 20th/early 21st century
Possible outdoor exposure: no
Condition: good
Type of print compared with model: complete
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