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Lot 3A

Axangayuk Shaa (Inuit, b. 1937) Dancing Bear Stone Sculpture

Estimate: GBP£3,000 - GBP£6,000

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unsigned,height 17.5 x width12.5 in. third quarter 20th century

Condition

Collection label on sculptureprovides attribution; chip to corner of foot; scattered, light surface nicks. Condition requests can be obtained via email (danica@cowans.com) or by telephone (513-871-1670). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Cowan's Auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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Clodion [1738-1814]. Possibly Catherine II [1729-1796], Saint Petersburg, Russia [1]. Jacques Langlier, until April 24, 1786, (L.1670); (sold at Hôtel de Bullion [1738-1813], on April 24, 1786, lot 150) [2]; purchased by Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Lebrun [1748-1813], until April 11, 1791 [3]; Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Lebrun sale, Paris, France, on April 11, 1791, no. 361 [4]; purchased by Radel? [5]. Stroganoff Family, Saint Petersburg, Russia, by 1863 until 1917 [6]; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1917 until 1931 [7]; Rudolph Lepke's Auctions-House, Berlin, Germany, on May 13, 1931, lot 229 [8]. Thelma Chrysler Foy [1902-1957], until 1957; Estate of Thelma Chrysler Foy, 1957 until March 22, 1959; (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, on March 22, 1959, lot 670, illustrated) [9]; (French & Company, Inc., May 22, 1959 until November 1968); (sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, on November 14, 1968, lot 135, illustrated) [10]; purchased by Museum, 1968.