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Unknown — Eight Portrait Medallions depicting artists, authors, and actors including Xavier Sigalon, Henrietta Smithson, Jules-Robert Auguste, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meurice, Louise Astoud-Trolley, and Adele Hugo in a large wooden frame
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Eight Portrait Medallions depicting artists, authors, and actors including Xavier Sigalon, Henrietta Smithson, Jules-Robert Auguste, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meurice, Louise Astoud-Trolley, and Adele Hugo in a large wooden frame

A collection of eight portrait medallions depicting notable 19th-century French cultural figures including Xavier Sigalon, Henrietta Smithson, and Adele Hugo, housed in a large wooden frame. The work serves as a commemorative multi-portrait ensemble.

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Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II

March 29, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$4,000

Lot 42

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Unknown, Eight Portrait Medallions depicting artists, authors, and actors including Xavier Sigalon, Henrietta Smithson, Jules-Robert Auguste, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meurice, Louise Astoud-Trolley, and Adele Hugo in a large wooden frame

A collection of eight portrait medallions depicting notable 19th-century French cultural figures including Xavier Sigalon, Henrietta Smithson, and Adele Hugo, housed in a large wooden frame. The work serves as a commemorative multi-portrait ensemble.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Wooden Frame, French, Portrait Medallions, 19th Century, Commemorative, Sculpture, Historical Figures, Cultural Icons

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art