Lot Essay
Born at Marseille in 1808, Honor Daumier (d. 1879) is best known as a painter and caricaturist, working as an illustrator for such humorous and satirical periodicals as Charivari and La Caricature.
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CAST BY BARBEDIENNE FROM THE MODEL BY HONOR DAUMIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1925
Details
A FRENCH BRONZE BUST ENTITLED 'CLAUD BAILLIOT' OR 'L'INFATUE DE SOI'
CAST BY BARBEDIENNE FROM THE MODEL BY HONOR DAUMIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1925
Stamped to the back 'MLG BRONZE'
7 in. (18 cm.) high
CAST BY BARBEDIENNE FROM THE MODEL BY HONOR DAUMIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1925
Stamped to the back 'MLG BRONZE'
7 in. (18 cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.