Lot 101: Jan-Jozef Jaquet , Belgian 1822-1898 A Nubian defending his family against a lion bronze, dark brown patina , raised on a green marble pedestal decorated with a carved flower garland

signed J.J. Jaquet . bronze, dark brown patina , raised on a green marble pedestal decorated with a carved flower garland

measurements bronze height 32 1/2 in., width 26 in.; pedestal height 44 1/2 in., width 32 in. alternate measurements 82.5 cm, 66 cm; 113 cm, 81 cm

Jaquet was apprenticed to the Belgian sculptor Guillaume Geefs. He was very prolific, producing approximately 300 different statues, busts, and sculptures for many public and national monuments, including the pediment and lions on the Brussels Stock Exchange (1872), the sculptural decoration of the Volkvlijt Palace, in Amsterdam (1864), and the National Monument at The Hague, Holland. He taught at the Beaux-Arts, Brussels.