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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Iorizzo

Rare Henry Moore sculpture sold for eight times estimate after bidding war

A sculpture by pioneering British artist Henry Moore has sold for £400,000 at auction after a bidding war.

The lead sculpture, titled Mother And Child, is considered “extremely rare” as it is a material the sculptor used only for a short period in the 1930s during an experimental stage in his career, the auction house said.

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