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Style: Romantic
Large 19th Century bronze Court Jester, 149cm high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive and amusing classical 19th Century patinated Bronze statue of a Court Jester, signed A. Bolle. Batch 73 CZZK 60825
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Romantic Sculptures and Carvings

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Large 19th Century bronze Court Jester, 149cm high
Large 19th Century bronze Court Jester, 149cm high

Large 19th Century bronze Court Jester, 149cm high

$21,967
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