Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2754BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 11, 2014 10:00AM
Description:
After Emmanuel Fremiet (French, 1824-1910)
Terra-cotta Figure of a Bear Defending Her Cub, the large bearing standing with the limp body of a warrior in her claws and her cub clinging to her back leg, signed to base, ht. 11 in.
Estimate $200-250
Warrior's arm broken at old repair, but present. Restoration to overhanging toes.
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