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Lot 584: A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A GENTLEMAN ALEXIS POITEVIN (1764-1816), AVIGNON, 1802

Est: £5,000 GBP - £8,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 18, 2017

Item Overview

Description

A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A GENTLEMAN
ALEXIS POITEVIN (1764-1816), AVIGNON, 1802
His hair en queue attached by a comb, on a square socle with a design of a
tortoise devouring a serpent; signed ‘POTEVIN/ FECIT. 1802/ 16 9bre’ 25 1/2 in. (65 cm.) high; 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide

Artist or Maker

Provenance

PROVENANCE:
Acquired by Lord Weidenfeld in the 1970s.

Auction Details

The Collection of the Late Lord Weidenfeld GBE

by
Christie's
May 18, 2017, 11:00 AM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK