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AUCTION 52: A NEW YORK AUCTION ART FALL SALE
Lot 34:
A fine bronze statue of a lute player wearing medieval garb titled ‘The Florentine Singer’, sculpted, signed, and dated by renowned French sculptor Paul Dubois (1829 – 1905) and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810 – 1892) using the ‘Reduction Mecanique’ invented by his partner Achille Collas (1795-1859). The signatures of Dubois and Barbedienne, as well as the medallion for Collas’ method, can be found on the base of the statue.
France, 1868.
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Dimensions: H: 24 in., (61 cm.)
Condition: Very good overall with a nice patina. Some minor oxidation on strings of lute.
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