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Lot 36
  • 36

Ernest Rancoulet

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ernest Rancoulet
  • A YOUNG SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH PRINCE, POSSIBLY THE YOUNG HENRY IV
  • signed Rancoulet
  • patinated bronze, with highlights

  • height 29 in.
  • 73.5 cm

Condition

Overall in good condition. Some of the bronze highlights were intentional and some are a result of cleaning and touching.
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Catalogue Note

Born in Bordeaux, Rancoulet was a pupil of Lequesne and the municipal school of Bordeaux. He exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1870 and 1876 and is best known for his works cast in bronze.