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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Jewels, Watches & Objects of Virtu
• Sale Date:
  16 Sep 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  153
• Lot Description:
  François Léon Sicard (1862-1934) - Oedipus Vanquishing the Sphinx (Original Model, 1903)
  gilded bronze
  gilded bronze
  70cm high
  signed and inscribed 'F. Sicard/F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur.' on base
• Provenance:
  Private Collection; "19th & 20th Century European Sculpture", Sotheby's, London, 12 June 2006, lot 87, illustrated; Mr John Schaeffer AO, Sydney, acquired from the above; "Important Art from The John Schaeffer AO Collection", Sotheby's Australia, 29 April 2018, lot 44, illustrated; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
• Exhibited:
  "Victorian Visions: Nineteenth Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection", Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 May - 29 August 2010, no. 42, illustrated
• References:
  Richard Beresford, "Victorian Visions: Nineteenth Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection<P>, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 148, 149 (illustrated)
• Estimate:
  A$16,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Sculpture & Statuary

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