A FRENCH PATINATED BRONZE AND WROUGHT-IRON FIGURAL GROUP ENTITLED 'LE PUITS QUI PARLE'

CAST BY SUSSE FRÈRES FROM A MODEL BY PAUL-EUGENE MENGIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH PATINATED BRONZE AND WROUGHT-IRON FIGURAL GROUP ENTITLED 'LE PUITS QUI PARLE'
CAST BY SUSSE FRÈRES FROM A MODEL BY PAUL-EUGENE MENGIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Signed 'P. MENGIN, with foundry inscription 'Susse F^r^e^s, Ed^t^s Paris' and further Susse foundry cachet
57¾ in. (146.7 cm.) high, overall

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 14 April 2011, lot 97 ($23,750).

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Lot Essay

The present model was first exhibited by the prolific fondeur Susse Frères at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 (see illustration). Edited by Susse in three reductions, the present lot being an example of the largest, the model subsequently appeared in the firm's printed catalogues until 1905.

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