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IMPORTANT ART FROM THE JOHN SCHAEFFER AO COLLECTION

FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON, P.R.A., R.W.S.
1830-1896

An Athlete Wrestling with a Python 1877

Estimate $180,000 – $220,000

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IMPORTANT ART FROM THE JOHN SCHAEFFER AO COLLECTION

FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON, P.R.A., R.W.S.

1830-1896
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python 1877

bronze, dark brown patina
signed, dated and inscribed 'F. LEIGHTON. 1877 / XXVIII / PUBD BY ERNEST BROWN & PHILLIPS / AT THE LEICESTER GALLERIES, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON.' on base
52 cm high; 56.5 cm high (including base)

Provenance

Private Collection
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Christie's, London, 16 June 2015, lot 43, illustrated
Mr John Schaeffer AO, Sydney, acquired from the above

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Specialists

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Australian & International Art
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Fiona Hayward

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Australian & International Art
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Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
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Liza Hallam

Liza Hallam

Administrator

Australian & International Art
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E: Liza Hallam
Important Art from The John Schaeffer AO Collection

AU0824  |  29 Apr 2018  |  Sydney
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