Jules Bonnaffe (French, b. 1823)

A Crowned Mythological Goddess

Details

Jules Bonnaffe (French, b. 1823)
A Crowned Mythological Goddess
signed and dated 'J.BONNAFFE 1861' (on the base)
marble
height: 59½ in. (151 cm.)
Executed in 1861

Provenance

Mama Leoni's Family Restaurant, New York.

Lot Essay

Bonnaffé worked in Le Hâvre as well as in Passy and he exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon between 1848 and 1878. The present work was located at the Mama Leoni's Family restaurant in New York City welcoming guests for as long as the restaurant existed.

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