a french bronze figure of mignon, cast from a model by paul eugène mengin, late 19th century

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a french bronze figure of mignon, cast from a model by paul eugène mengin, late 19th century
The young girl portrayed seated and holding a mandolin, on circular naturalistic base signed P. MENGIN, with foundry signature Susse Fres paris Edt and further copyright stamp dated 1894, the underside stamped G.K.26
24in. (61cm.) high

拍品專文

Mengin studied under Millet and Dumont and exhibited at the Salon from 1874 onwards, winning a travelling scholarship (1875), an honourable mention (1877) and a third class medal (1885). He specialised in animal figures and genre groups, of which the present model is a good example.