ALEXANDER DOYLE (1857-1922)

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ALEXANDER DOYLE (1857-1922)

A Bronze Figure of Robert E. Lee

inscribed DOYLE SCULPT 1884 and THE HENRY & BONNARD BRONZE, M.FG. CO NY
21¼in. (51.4cm.) high, reddish brown patina

Lot Essay

In Michael Shapiro's book Bronze Casting and American Sculpture: 1850-1900, he writes that by May of 1884, the Henry & Bonnard Bronze Manufacturing Company was incorporated as The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company.