Lot 590
  • 590

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Estimate
600 - 800 EUR
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Description

  • Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
  • Le Prince Impérial (The Imperial Prince)
  • small bronze bust ; on a marble base
    signed, localised and dated JB CARPEAUX. 1865 AUX TUILERIES, untitled LE PRINCE IMPERIAL, with PROPRIETE CARPEAUX cachet

    Together with a bronze clipboard in a shape of a Lying Dog, on a red marble base.

  • Haut. (bust) 13 cm, 5 in.
1/8, sur un socle en bois noirci,
On y ajoute une statuette de chien en bronze, un presse papier représentant un chien couché en bronze, bronze, prince impérial

Provenance

Saint Martin Gallery, Strasbourg.

Literature

RELATED LITERATURE
M. Poletti, A. Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux sculpteur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, p. 111.

Condition

Bust of the Imperial Prince: Good condition overall with minor wear to the patina, surface dirt and minor chips along the edges of the black marble base. Clipboard: Minor wear to the patina and surface dirt, notably in the crevices, consistent with age and handling. Chips are visible along the edges of the red marble base and a loss to both front corners.
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