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Delacroix and a Qianlong Bronze

Result EUR103,040
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 30 March 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This auction featured a bronze deer and an Oriental watercolor, both superb.

China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Bronze deer with traces of gilding, standing... Delacroix and a Qianlong Bronze

China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Bronze deer with traces of gilding, standing with its right leg bent, spotted coat, 73 x 67 cm/28.75 x 26.38 in.
Result: €103,040

When Eugène Delacroix was in North Africa , he filled notebooks with superb drawings foreshadowing his future work. At this auction they were alongside a bronze deer with traces of gilding, cast in a Chinese foundry during the reign of Qianlong (1736-1795), the Qing dynasty’s sixth…
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Tuesday 30 March 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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