Lot 8
  • 8

A pair of Italian ebony busts of Africans late 19th century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • both signed F. G. 75
  • ivory, ebony
  • height 9 1/2 in.
  • 24.5 cm

Provenance

Partridge, London, 1983

Condition

Bases associated. With a few minor scattered chips and surface scratches, in otherwise very good condition.
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