19th & 20th Century Sculpture

Online Auction: 9–14 December 2022 • 1:00 PM GMT • London

19th & 20th Century Sculpture 9–14 December 2022 • 1:00 PM GMT • London

S otheby’s December sale of 19th & 20th Century Sculpture is led by a magnificent marble version of Joseph Michel-Ange Pollet’s masterpiece, Eloa, the largest known to be in private hands. Further highlights include a beautiful cast of Carpeaux’s celebrated Three Graces, a serene marble Volubilis by Alfred Boucher, and an imposing bronze version of Prosper d’Epinay’s most dramatic model, The Youthful Hannibal.

Auction Highlights

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Les trois Grâces (The Three Graces)

Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Joseph Michel-Ange Pollet

Joseph Michel-Ange Pollet

Eloa, ou la sœur des anges (Eloa, Sister of the Angels)

Estimate: 180,000 – 250,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Prosper d'Epinay

Prosper d'Epinay

Annibal terrassant l'aigle (The Youthful Hannibal Strangling the Eagle)

Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP

Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Antonio Rossetti

Antonio Rossetti

Esmeralda and Djali

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Vincenzo Gemito

Vincenzo Gemito

Il Filosofo (Bust of a Philosopher)

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP

Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Guillaume Geefs

Guillaume Geefs

Bust of a Princess

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

A Rediscovered Masterpiece: Eloa by Joseph Michel-Ange Pollet

Joseph-Michel-Ange Pollet
Eloa, ou la sœur des anges (Eloa, Sister of the Angels)
Estimate: £180,000-250,000

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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux: ‘L’homme qui faisait danser les pierres’

The sale includes a rare cast of Carpeaux’s Three Graces, derived from his celebrated group of La Danse created for the Opéra Garnier in Paris, alongside other exuberant works by the ‘Sculptor of the Second Empire’.

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Le Chinois (Bust of a Chinese Man)

Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Les trois Grâces (The Three Graces)

Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

La Rieuse aux roses (Bust of a woman with roses)

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Bacchante aux roses (Bust of a Bacchante)

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

The Youthful Hannibal by Prosper d’Epinay

Prosper d'Epinay
Annibal terrassant l'aigle (The Youthful Hannibal Strangling the Eagle)
Estimate: £50,000-70,000

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Highlights of Marble Sculpture

Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Edouard Houssin

Edouard Houssin

Léda (Leda and the Swan)

Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP

Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Antonio Rossetti

Antonio Rossetti

Esmeralda and Djali

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Pietro Bazzanti

Pietro Bazzanti

Bust of the Samaritan Woman

Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Girolamo Masini

Girolamo Masini

Rebecca at the Well

Estimate: 18,000 – 25,000 GBP

Estimate: 18,000 – 25,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Nude at her toilette

Nude at her toilette

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP

19th & 20th Century Sculpture

9–14 December 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT | London

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