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Lot 499: BAS RELIEF REPRESENTANT LE PORTRAIT D'UN GENTILHOMME

Est: €8,000 EUR - €12,000 EURSold:
Christie'sParis, FranceFebruary 23, 2009

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Description

BAS RELIEF REPRESENTANT LE PORTRAIT D'UN GENTILHOMME
ENTOURAGE D'ANTONIO ABONDIO (1538-1591), VERS 1580
En cire polychrome, représenté à mi-corps vêtu d'un costume élaboré; dans une boite ovale en cuivre doré, orné sur le devant d'un couple d'amants dans un décor bucolique; le revers décoré d'entrelacs entourant les initiales 'P.G'; très légère usure à la dorure
Hauteur: 12.7 cm. (5 in.)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME WAX PORTRAIT RELIEF OF A GENTLEMAN
CIRCLE OF ANTONIO ABONDIO (1538-1591), CIRCA 1580
Depicted half-length and in elaborate costume, in an oval gilt-copper case decorated to the front with an amorous couple in a landscape, the reverse with strap-work decoration and centred with the initials 'P.G'; very minor wear to gilding

Auction Details

Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé

by
Christie's
February 23, 2009, 07:00 PM CET

9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 75008, FR