A reconstituted stone figure Une Baigneuse

AFTER A MODEL BY CHRISTOPHE-GABRIEL ALLEGRAIN, 20TH CENTURY

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A reconstituted stone figure Une Baigneuse
After a model by Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain, 20th century
42in. (107cm) high;
on a reconstituted stone cylindrical pedestal -- 21in. (53cm) high; 18in. (45.7cm) diameter

Lot Essay

The original figure finished in 1766, now in the Louvre, shown in a salon catalogue of 1767. A letter from Allegrain to Pierre regarding this sculpture is printed with further discussion on the piece in Lami Dictionnaire des Sculpteurs Paris 1910, vol.3, p.23.

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