Lot 452
452
A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE 'UNE HEURE DE LA NUIT'
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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE 'UNE HEURE DE LA NUIT'

AFTER POLLET, CAST BY E.DE LABROUE, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE 'UNE HEURE DE LA NUIT'
AFTER POLLET, CAST BY E.DE LABROUE, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The base inscribed Pollet and E.de Labroue Fbt.
13 1/8in. (33.4cm.) high
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Lot Essay

Joseph Pollet (b.1814-d.1870). 'Une Heure de la Nuit' was first exhibited in plaster at the Salon of 1848. A marble version was subsequently commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and was exhibited at the Salon in 1850 (no.3554) to great acclaim. It was exhibited again at the Exposition Centennale de l'art Francais in 1900. There are three variations on the model. The present figure appears to be an edition by Labroue titled 'L'Etoile de la Nuit', which dispenses with two putti supporting the figure.

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