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Lot 420: Eugene-Antoine Aizelin, French (1821-1902) A gilt bronze model of a seated Sappho cast by Barbedienne

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomJanuary 10, 2012

Item Overview

Description

cast by Barbedienne
holding an oil lamp, her eyes downcast, seated on a draped stool, signed E. AIZELIN FIT FIT 1863 and F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, stamped REDUCTION MECHANIQUE F. COLLAS BREVETE, 41cm high

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Aizelin produced numerous variations of this model, all with seated girls with their eyes downcast. The present model in the Neo-Classical taste, as well genre figures entitled Mignon with a mandolin, and La Perrette, a peasant girl.
Related Literature: Les Bronzes du XIXie Siecle, P. Kjellberg, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, page 37

Auction Details

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Bonhams
January 10, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK