Lot Essay
This Egyptian girl is usually associated with the fondeur Val d'Osne, who produced a number of Moreau's works (see Jean-Claude Renard, L'Âge de la Fonte, Paris 1985).
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A French bronze-patinated cast-iron figural lamp
AFTER THE MODEL BY MATHURIN MOREAU, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A French bronze-patinated cast-iron figural lamp
After the model by Mathurin Moreau, Second half 19th Century
As a young woman wearing Egyptian-style dress, supporting a torch in both hands, on a circular base, fitted for electricity and with a pink glass shade, on a square red marble plinth
The figure: 57in. (144.7cm.) high
The plinth: 16½in. (42cm.) high (2)
After the model by Mathurin Moreau, Second half 19th Century
As a young woman wearing Egyptian-style dress, supporting a torch in both hands, on a circular base, fitted for electricity and with a pink glass shade, on a square red marble plinth
The figure: 57in. (144.7cm.) high
The plinth: 16½in. (42cm.) high (2)