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Divine Arrows of Heracles and Mortal Life

Result EUR44,450
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 05 November 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

An 18th-century terracotta statuette and a pair of vanities recall the brevity of life.

François-Nicolas Delaistre (1746-1832), Philoctète dans l'île de Lemnos (Philoctetes... Divine Arrows of Heracles and Mortal Life

François-Nicolas Delaistre (1746-1832), Philoctète dans l'île de Lemnos (Philoctetes on the Island of Lemnos), c. 1785, terra cotta, h. 34 cm/13.38 in.
Result: €44,450

Edwaert Collier (1642–1707), a Dutch master active in England and the Netherlands , became famous for his numerous still lifes, trompe l'oeils , and vanities, including two works (32 x 25.5 cm/…
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