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Lot 14: A FRENCH BRONZE BUST OF A RENAISSANCE QUEEN

Est: £7,000 GBP - £10,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomSeptember 24, 2008

Item Overview

Description

A FRENCH BRONZE BUST OF A RENAISSANCE QUEEN
CAST FROM THE MODEL BY VINCENT DÉSIRÉ FAURE DE BROUSSÉ, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Signed FAURE de BROUSSE 1876 to the side, on an integral square socle and spreading ormolu plinth with scrolled-paw feet
31½ in. (80 cm.) high, overall

Notes

The present bust is almost certainly a cast of Faure de Brousse's 1876 Salon entry entitled Patricienne florentine.

Auction Details

19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics

by
Christie's
September 24, 2008, 02:00 PM WET

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK