"Exceptional" Marini sculpture has antiques valuation of £4.5m
The item has an antiques valuation of between £3.7 million and £4.5 million.
A bronze sculpture by Marino Marini has been given an antiques valuation of up to £4.5 million and is described by the auctioneers as an "exceptional" item by Sotheby's.
The piece - entitled L'Idea del cavaliere - is one of a number of items set to go under the hammer at the auctioneers' Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale next month.
A Pablo Picasso painting said to be one of the most sensuous depictions of his lover Marie Therese has been given an antiques valuation of between £12 million and £18 million.
What's more, the piece - which was created in 1932 - shows the artist's muse asleep on a chair with an open book on her lap.
Earlier this month, it was revealed an Andy Warhol painting of Mao had sold for more than ten times its pre-sale estimate when it went under the hammer for $302,500 (£190,265).