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a french gilt-bronze and ivory figure of liseuse, cast from a model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, third quarter 19th century
Portrayed in Renaissance costume and reading from her missal, with ivory hands and face, signed on the base A. Carrier Belleuse, with plaque to the front LISEUSE Par Carrier-Belleuse (Grand Prix du Salon, on circular white marble plinth
13½in. (34.5cm.) high
Portrayed in Renaissance costume and reading from her missal, with ivory hands and face, signed on the base A. Carrier Belleuse, with plaque to the front LISEUSE Par Carrier-Belleuse (Grand Prix du Salon, on circular white marble plinth
13½in. (34.5cm.) high