Lot 498 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY TAPPER GOLDMAN

A CLASSICAL CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE

ENGLISH OR AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY

Closed19 January 2024

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A CLASSICAL CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE
ENGLISH OR AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY
28 in. high, 35 ½ in. wide

Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993), New York and Paris
Christie’s, New York, 12-13 January 1995, lot 251

This eagle adorned the New York apartment of Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993), who is regarded as one of the greatest male ballet dancers of all-time.