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Jean-Léon Gérôme
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- La joueuse de cerceau, 1891
- Gravée JL Gérôme sur l'ivoire et cachet de fondeur Siot Decauville Fondeur Paris au revers
- Ivory and lapis lazuli
- Hauteur : 18,5 cm (7 1/4 in.)
sculpture en ivoire polychrome, sur son socle en lapis-lazuli sculpté, base en bronze
Provenance
Vente Maître Alain Lemée, Paris, 15 novembre 1971, lot 46
Literature
Gérald M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Les Orientalistes volume 4, éd. ACR, Tours, 2000, p. 388, n. S21
Condition
Usure de la patine polychrome du vêtement et de la dorure sur l'arceau.
Bon état du socle en lapis-lazuli.
Wear to the polychrome patina of the clothing and to the gilding of the hoop.
Good condition of the lapis-lazuli base.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
La joueuse au cerceau est un thème récurrent dans l'oeuvre de Gérôme, qu'il reprend dans son travail en deux et trois dimensions, et reprend également dans des pièces en porcelaine de Sèvres. Sa sculpture Tanagra, en 1890, tient dans ses mains une version de la joueuse au cerceau.
La facture d'origine établie par les établissements Siot Decauville en date du 16 avril 1926 sera remise à l'acquéreur.
Gérôme's sculpture of La joueuse de Cerceau was a subject that he often repeated in both two and three dimensions, including a version in porcelain by Sèvres. For his iconic 1890 work in bronze, Tanagra, he models the figure of Tanagra holding a figure of La joueuse de Cerceau in her hand.
An original invoice for this sculpture from the Siot Decauville foundry, dated 16 April 1926, accompanies this lot.