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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A TRAVELLING SALESMAN ENTITLED 'LE MARCHAND DE DIEUX ANTIQUES'

CAST BY SUSSE FRERES FROM THE MODEL BY ALPHONSE AMEDEE CORDONNIER (1848-1930), LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A TRAVELLING SALESMAN ENTITLED 'LE MARCHAND DE DIEUX ANTIQUES'
CAST BY SUSSE FRERES FROM THE MODEL BY ALPHONSE AMEDEE CORDONNIER (1848-1930), LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The base signed Cordonnier, with title inscription LE MARCHAND DE DIEUX ANTIQUES, with foundry inscription Susse Fres edrs Paris and with Susse cachet and inscribed Epreuve sur plâtre
66 cm. high

Special notice

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

In the Susse Foundry catalogue from the early 20th Century this model is mentioned with order number 557 and with title Marchand de dieux à Pompéi. (P. Kjellberg, Les bronzes du XIXe Siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 674)

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