Lot 72: CHARLES LOUIS EUGÈNE VIRION (B. 1865)

CHARLES LOUIS EUGÈNE VIRION (B. 1865)
LARGE CHARGING BULL ELEPHANT SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1905
patinated bronze, carved ivory
16½ in. (42 cm.) high; 29 in. (74 cm.) wide
impressed R. PATROUILLEAU EDITEUR and Ch. Virion

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