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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT
AFTER AUGUSTE SEYSSES, CIRCA 1900
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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT
AFTER AUGUSTE SEYSSES, CIRCA 1900
Modelled trampling a palm tree, the naturalistic base inscribed A.Seysses and Susse Freses, Edts, with Susse foundry medallion and stamped P R
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high
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Lot Essay
Auguste Seysse (b.1862) exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1884 onwards. He specialised in portrait busts, but also sculpted allegorical works.