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A GEORGE IV WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A RECLINING NUDE
Lot 125

A GEORGE IV WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A RECLINING NUDE

BY F.A.LEGE (1779-1837), DATED 1823

Fermé21 October 2022

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GBP 1,500–2,500

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A GEORGE IV WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A RECLINING NUDE
BY F.A.LEGE (1779-1837), DATED 1823
Signed 'F. A. LEGE. sculp / 1823'
12 3/4 in. (32.5 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) long; 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) deep

Note du spécialiste

Rupert Gunnis wrote in his seminal work, that 'This enchanting and delicate work might at first sight be taken for contemporary French sculpture, for it has all the charm of that country. On closer examination, however, it shows that curious virginal English frigidity which seems to add to its beauty'.