A BELGIAN BRONZE BUST OF A MAIDEN, cast from a model by Georges van den Straeten, shown smiling, her head turned to the left, wearing a dress with frilled collar, a rose and a mask below, signed G van den Straeten, stamped Societé des Bronzes de Paris, AP and numbered 1105, late 19th early 20th Century

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A BELGIAN BRONZE BUST OF A MAIDEN, cast from a model by Georges van den Straeten, shown smiling, her head turned to the left, wearing a dress with frilled collar, a rose and a mask below, signed G van den Straeten, stamped Societé des Bronzes de Paris, AP and numbered 1105, late 19th early 20th Century
15½in. (39.4cm.) high

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Born in Ghent in 1856, Georges van den Straeten trained as a lawyer but turned to sculpture and studied under G. Kasteleyn and Jef Lambeaux. He worked in Paris from 1883 to 1928 and exhibited at the Salon from 1912 onwards. His small ornaments and figures were inspired by the paintings of Watteau.

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