Lot Essay
These figures are executed in the style associated with the celebrated sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (d. 1887). Although not signed, the stance, phyisognmy and the treatment of the falling hair are characteristic of Carrier-Belleuse's Oeuvre (see footnote to Lot 377).
Thiébaut Frères, based in the Faubourg St. Denis were one of Paris' most productive foundries of the second half 19th Century, having a reputation for consistent casts, often superior to their rivals.
Thiébaut Frères, based in the Faubourg St. Denis were one of Paris' most productive foundries of the second half 19th Century, having a reputation for consistent casts, often superior to their rivals.