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Lot 2688: A French silvered bronze figure of a beggar: Fou Vendant la Sagesse

Est: $400 USD - $600 USDSold:
BonhamsSan Francisco, CA, USJuly 19, 2009

Item Overview

Description

after a model by Fulbert-Pierre Larregieu (French, ?-1886)
Tiffany & Company
late 19th/early 20th century
The man depicted wearing feathered cap and tattered clothing, leaning on a stump, on oval plinth, signed Larregieu, titled, Le Fou Vendant la Sagesse (The Idiot Selling Wisdom), impressed TIFFANY & CO, and L M 4., height 12 1/4in

Auction Details

Fine Art

by
Bonhams
July 19, 2009, 12:00 PM PST

220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US