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Lot 724: A TERRACOTTA GROUP OF TWO ALLEGORICAL FEMALES AND A LION, JEAN-LOUIS VAN GEEL (1787-1852), SOUTH NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL DATED 1816

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USD
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USMarch 15, 2011

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Description

A TERRACOTTA GROUP OF TWO ALLEGORICAL FEMALES AND A LION, JEAN-LOUIS VAN GEEL (1787-1852), SOUTH NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL DATED 1816 finely modelled in full round, both crowned classical maidens depicted standing flanking a lion with fasces, one maiden with caduceus and plough probably allegorical for Liberty ; signed on plough L. van ... 1816 inv. no. B-119 (2) 48 cm. high

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Notes

The sculptor can be identified as Jean-Louis van Geel (1787-1852), sculptor to the Prince of Orange

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