CAST FROM THE MODEL BY EMILE BLAVIER, 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of bronze agricultural labourers
Cast from the model by Emile Blavier, 19th Century
Each mounted on a circular naturalistic plinth, one figure holding a scythe, the other figure with a plough, inscribed E.Blavier
43cm. high (2)

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Lot Essay

Emile Blavier was born at Crespin, France. He studied in Paris with A. Toussaint and Calmels. The Musée de Douai conserves nine of his bronzes, among which Bonaparte à Arcole.

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