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One of the last sculptural works of Jose Rizal will be auctioned in Makati City on November 30.Rizal's sculpture of his wife, Josephine Bracken , dubbed as "Josephine Sleeping," will star Leon Gallery 's Kingly Treasures Auction 2024.The starting price for the piece is P7 million.In an interview with Leon Gallery founder and art director Jaime Ponce de Leon, the sculpture was offered for auction by the descendants of Narcisa Rizal, the sister of the Filipino hero.
Rizal knew the Irish woman through the latter's adoptive father, George Taufer, who had come to Dapital to seek Rizal's help to cure his blindness.Apart from Rizal's sculpture, the bust sculpture of Andres Bonifacio and the last seal of the Katipunan are among the 157 items that will be up for auction in Leon Gallery.Ponce de Leon said the auction will be open to all stakeholders and even the government can participate.
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