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Lost Canova Statue Purchased at Auction Sale for $7,500 is Going Up For Auction for $10.5M

Published on , by La Gazette Drouot

The marble statue was purchased at a garden statuary auction in Sussex, England 20 years ago. Last year the work was restored and identified as the long-lost, Maddalena Giacente (Recumbent Magdalena) (1819-1822) by Antonio Canova. Estimated between £5-8M, the work will go up for sale in the UK.