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A French bronze portrait of a lady, probably Marguerite Bellanger, on an ormolu-mounted onyx pedestal
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE, CIRCA 1870
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A French bronze portrait of a lady, probably Marguerite Bellanger, on an ormolu-mounted onyx pedestal
Cast from a model by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Circa 1870
Finely chased with daisies and poppies cascading from her hair, her right shoulder inscribed A. CARRIER BELLEUSE, on a waisted Ionic capital-form base, on an ormolu-mounted onyx pedestal
The bust: 32in. (81.3cm.) high
The pedestal: 47¾in. (121.3cm.) high (2)
Cast from a model by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Circa 1870
Finely chased with daisies and poppies cascading from her hair, her right shoulder inscribed A. CARRIER BELLEUSE, on a waisted Ionic capital-form base, on an ormolu-mounted onyx pedestal
The bust: 32in. (81.3cm.) high
The pedestal: 47¾in. (121.3cm.) high (2)