Lot 343
  • 343

Henry Moore

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Henry Moore
  • Maquette for Two Piece Reclining Figure no. 1
  • Inscribed Moore, numbered 6/7 and stamped with the foundry mark Noack Berlin 
  • Bronze
  • Length (including base): 6 1/4 in.
  • 15.9 cm

Provenance

E. Franklin Robbins, New Jersey
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Alan Bowness, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 1964-1973, vol. 4, London, 1977, no. 457a, illustration of another cast p. 34

Condition

Very good condition. Golden brown patina. The bronze is attached with screws to a base at two places on the underside. Minor surface dirt has accumulated in the deeper crevices. Minor rubbing to extremities, otherwise fine.
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