Bust of Dante

Details

ALPHONSE AMEDEE CORDONNIER (FRENCH, 1848-1930)
Bust of Dante
Signed and dated 'A. Cordonnier 1887' and with impressed Sèvres triangular factory mark for 1900, on an alabastro a pecorella socle
Sèvres stoneware
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high
circa 1900

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Lot Essay

Alphonse Amédée Cordonnier studied under Dumont at the École des Beaux-Arts and won the Grand Prix de Rome laureate in 1877. He was awarded a silver medal at the Exposition universelle of 1889 and gold at the Exposition universelle of 1900. He was an Officier of the Légion d'Honneur.

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