Head of French statesman: Country house discovery of bronze ‘Bordoni’ bust emerges after 400 years

A rare early 17th century bronze bust of a French statesman has been discovered in a French country house and will be offered for auction at Drouot in Paris in November with an estimate of €500,000-800,000.

The bust has been in the same family, direct descendants of the sitter, for 400 years, although the …

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