AN ENGLISH SILVER PLATED COPPER ELECTROTYPE RELIEF OF THE TOILETTE OF VENUS, cast by Elkington from a model by Léonard Morel-Ladeuil, of circular form, the goddess shown partially draped and reclining on a cushioned couch, three handmaidens attending to her toilette, a peristyle and tropical garden beyond, within an elaborately decorated border, partially burnished and gilt, signed and dated Morel-Ladeuil inv. e fecit 1876, inscribed Elkington Co, within original glazed frame, lined in velvet and with inscribed presentation cartouche, second half 19th Century | Christie's

Lot 141

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AN ENGLISH SILVER PLATED COPPER ELECTROTYPE RELIEF OF THE TOILETTE OF VENUS, cast by Elkington from a model by Léonard Morel-Ladeuil, of circular form, the goddess shown partially draped and reclining on a cushioned couch, three handmaidens attending to her toilette, a peristyle and tropical garden beyond, within an elaborately decorated border, partially burnished and gilt, signed and dated Morel-Ladeuil inv. e fecit 1876, inscribed Elkington Co, within original glazed frame, lined in velvet and with inscribed presentation cartouche, second half 19th Century

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AN ENGLISH SILVER PLATED COPPER ELECTROTYPE RELIEF OF THE TOILETTE OF VENUS, cast by Elkington from a model by Léonard Morel-Ladeuil, of circular form, the goddess shown partially draped and reclining on a cushioned couch, three handmaidens attending to her toilette, a peristyle and tropical garden beyond, within an elaborately decorated border, partially burnished and gilt, signed and dated Morel-Ladeuil inv. e fecit 1876, inscribed Elkington Co, within original glazed frame, lined in velvet and with inscribed presentation cartouche, second half 19th Century
24¼in. (61.5cm.) diam. overall

Lot Essay

Léonard Morel-Ladeuil (1820-1888), sculptor and ciseleur, was pupil and assistant to Antoine Vechte, and exhibited at the Salon from 1853. He was created a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in 1878, and much of his work is conserved in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.

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