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Auction result
The Maternal Caress
Eli Harvey (American, 1860–1957) · 1908
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,588 – £2,382) (≈ €1,765 – €2,648)
Offered at Bonhams and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze with brown patina”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 7in high
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- The Elegant Home (26162)
- Date
- July 13, 2020
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 374
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,588 – £2,382) (≈ €1,765 – €2,648)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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