Description:
Maurice Sterne (American, 1878-1957)
Head of a Bomb Thrower
Titled and signed or inscribed on a presentation plaque affixed to the base.
Composite with black patina, height 11 3/4 in. (29.5 cm),on a black stone cube plinth.
Condition: Fine surface cracks, scattered small surface losses.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
There are surface rubs - primarily to the top of the head, several minute dings (less then a millimeter) to surface as well as surface accretions (possibly paint splatters or similar). Losses to the plith at edges. Plinth measures 6 x 6 x 6 inches.
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