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Artist: Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel
Ballerina Dancer, Bronze Sculpture by Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel
By Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel, Romanian
Title: Ballerina Dancer
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed
Edition: 1...
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