Lot Essay
Another example of 'La Science guidant l'Industrie', supposedly exhibited at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, was offered Sotheby's, London, 31 October 2006, lot 617.
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Property of a Private Collector, St. Louis, Missouri
A FRENCH BRONZE-PATINATED SPELTER GROUP ENTITLED 'LA SCIENCE GUIDANT L'INDUSTRIE',
LATE 19TH CENTURY,
Details
A FRENCH BRONZE-PATINATED SPELTER GROUP ENTITLED 'LA SCIENCE GUIDANT L'INDUSTRIE',
LATE 19TH CENTURY,
apparently unsigned, with engraved title plaquette, on an associate ebonised plinth
The group 41¾in. (106cm.) high
LATE 19TH CENTURY,
apparently unsigned, with engraved title plaquette, on an associate ebonised plinth
The group 41¾in. (106cm.) high
Provenance
with Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers, circa early 1930s
Mrs. Allen (Linnie) Swyers
Mr. Forrest Swyers
By descent to the present owner
Mrs. Allen (Linnie) Swyers
Mr. Forrest Swyers
By descent to the present owner
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