Lot 123
123
A French patinated-bronze figure of a young Arab, on a marble pedestal
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A French patinated-bronze figure of a young Arab, on a marble pedestal

CAST AFTER A MODEL BY EMILE EDMOND PEYNOT, CIRCA 1885

Details
A French patinated-bronze figure of a young Arab, on a marble pedestal
Cast after a model by Emile Edmond Peynot, Circa 1885
Seated on a foliate-chased stool, cleaning his musket, a dish with two knives on his lap, on a circular base inscribed Peynot and with gilt Arabic inscription to the front; on a later veined plum-coloured cylindrical marble pedestal, with revolving top and stepped foot
The bronze: 26½ in. (67 cm.) high;
The pedestal: 43 in. (109 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale in these rooms, 25 February 1999, lot 177 (£6,900).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Born in 1850 in France, Emile Edmond Peynot (d. 1932) studied under Jouffroy and Robinet and exhibited at the Salon from 1873 onwards, winning the Prix de Rome in 1880, numerous medals between 1883 and 1886, as well as gold medals at the Expositions Universelles of 1889 and 1900. He became a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1891 and an Officier in 1903. He sculpted many monuments and statues all over France.

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