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Nature Study
Louise Bourgeois (French, 1911–2010) · 1996
£725,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $940,398≈ €823,970
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “biscuit porcelain”
- Signed / inscribed
- stamped with the artist's initials, Sèvres mark and dated ‘LB2004’ on the reverse of the base
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 71.8 x 41.3 x 30.5 cm (28 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 12 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (UK010417)
- Date
- June 29, 2017
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 14
- Estimate
- £600,000 – £800,000 (≈ $778,260 – $1,037,680) (≈ €681,907 – €909,209)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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