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Two Amphibians Make the Headlines 

Result EUR127,490
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 22 October 2017 - 14:15 (CEST) - Palais ducal, 1, place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville - 58000 Nevers
On 22 October at the Ducal Palace in Nevers, two amphibians made the headlines: the product of the inimitable Jean Carriès’ fertile imagination. These two rare stoneware sculptures with bronze highlights each obtained the world’s highest recorded auction price for this artist (source: Artnet). The smaller of these two extraordinary...
Jean Carriès (1855-1894), «Grenouille aux oreilles de lapin», c. 1891, stoneware,... Two Amphibians Make the Headlines 
Jean Carriès (1855-1894), «Grenouille aux oreilles de lapin», c. 1891, stoneware, 17 x 20 cm.
Result: 127,490
On 22 October at the Ducal Palace in Nevers, two amphibians made the headlines: the product of the inimitable Jean Carriès’ fertile imagination. These…
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