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Unknown — Paire de figures de turcs en bois doré, Italie, XVIIIeme siècle
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Paire de figures de turcs en bois doré, Italie, XVIIIeme siècle

Paire de figures de turcs en bois doré is an 18th-century Italian wooden sculpture featuring gilded figures of Turkish subjects. These historical works exemplify the European fascination with Oriental aesthetics during the Baroque period.

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Style Paris : Mobilier

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 60

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Unknown, Paire de figures de turcs en bois doré, Italie, XVIIIeme siècle

Paire de figures de turcs en bois doré is an 18th-century Italian wooden sculpture featuring gilded figures of Turkish subjects. These historical works exemplify the European fascination with Oriental aesthetics during the Baroque period.

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

Related themes

Gold, Ornate, Figure, Baroque, Historical, Italian, Gilded Wood

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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