1930, bronze sculpture, black patina, Alexis Rudier founder, Paris, numbered 2/6, with Maillol's monogram Laurin-Guilloux-Buffetaud Group, Drouot-Paris. An impressive bid for this small sculpture, which carried a pre-sale estimate of only 250 000 FF. During the same sale a cast of Maillol's “Eve with an apple” made during his lifetime fetched 1 080 000 FF (US $ 147,945) (Not inclusive of buyer's premium) |