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Standing bear
Arthur Putnam (American, 1873–1930)
$8,125 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,369≈ €7,643
Hammer $6,500 · with buyer’s premium $8,125
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze with brown patina”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- height: 8 1/2in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- California & Western Paintings & Sculpture (22501)
- Date
- November 23, 2015
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 23
- Estimate
- $4,000 – $6,000 (≈ £2,643 – £3,965) (≈ €3,763 – €5,644)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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