Lot Essay
The bronze stork is modeled after the celebrated group by the animalier Antoine-Louis Barye entitled Cigogne posee sur une tortue, now at the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
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BY GABRIEL VIARDOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1880,
Details
A FRENCH GILT-METAL AND PATINATED-BRONZE-MOUNTED AND IVORY-INLAID MAHOGANY VITRINE CABINET,
BY GABRIEL VIARDOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1880,
inscribed 'G. VIARDOT' on the left side at base
66¼in. (168cm.) high, 34in. (86.5cm.) wide, 17in. (43cm.) deep
BY GABRIEL VIARDOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1880,
inscribed 'G. VIARDOT' on the left side at base
66¼in. (168cm.) high, 34in. (86.5cm.) wide, 17in. (43cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous Sale, Christie's, London, 29 October 1998, lot 133.
Anonymous Sale, Christie's, New York, 30 September-1 October 2003, lot 750.
Anonymous Sale, Christie's, New York, 30 September-1 October 2003, lot 750.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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