Lot Essay
For a note on Merci, please see lot 399.
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CAST FROM THE MODEL BY MARIUS-JEAN-ANTONIN MERCI, CIRCA 1880, BY SIOT FONDEUR, PARIS
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A French bronze figure of a maiden
Cast from the model by Marius-Jean-Antonin Merci, Circa 1880, By Siot Fondeur, Paris
Wearing a bonnet, looking to her left, wearing a necklace with a cross, holding her dress with both hands, wearing clogs, standing against a tree stump and a weaving set, on a circular plinth stamped A Mercie to the front, 611B and SIOT/PARIS to the back
27 in. (69 cm.) high
Cast from the model by Marius-Jean-Antonin Merci, Circa 1880, By Siot Fondeur, Paris
Wearing a bonnet, looking to her left, wearing a necklace with a cross, holding her dress with both hands, wearing clogs, standing against a tree stump and a weaving set, on a circular plinth stamped A Mercie to the front, 611B and SIOT/PARIS to the back
27 in. (69 cm.) high