Lot 218: PHILIPPE POITEVIN 1831-1907 A PAIR OF NAPOLÉON II PATINATED BRONZE AND POLYCHROME DECORATED STANDS IN THE FORM OF WHIPPETS PARIS, CIRCA 1855-60

PHILIPPE POITEVIN 1831-1907 A PAIR OF NAPOLÉON II PATINATED BRONZE AND POLYCHROME DECORATED STANDS IN THE FORM OF WHIPPETS PARIS, CIRCA 1855-60 each base signed Poitevin scul. height 37 in. 94 cm

A similar pair sold at Sotheby's New York, October 25, 2007, Collection of Ariane Dandois, lot 117 for $46,000

Philippe Poitevin was born in Saint-Maximin and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Paris yearly Salons as early as 1855 showing busts and médaillons, as well as personages and genre scenes, with great acclaim. He is best known for his involvment in the creation of the Château d'eau in the parc longchamp in Marseilles.