BY AFFORTUNATO GORY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE OF A DANCING GIRL
BY AFFORTUNATO GORY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
On a stepped red marble base, signed A. Gory
17 in. (43 cm.) high overall

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Lot Essay

A native of Florence, Affortunato Gori specialised in combining different materials, mostly various types of marble with bronze and sometimes ivory, as in the present example. Best-known for his statuettes of young women, Gori exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1904 and 1914.

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