Lot 24
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A pair of French patinated-bronze Classical figures, on ebonised pedestals
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A pair of French patinated-bronze Classical figures, on ebonised pedestals

CAST AFTER THE MODELS BY HIPPOLYTE MOREAU, CIRCA 1880

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A pair of French patinated-bronze Classical figures, on ebonised pedestals
Cast after the models by Hippolyte Moreau, Circa 1880
Depicting a young woman and a young man, each wearing drapery, on a circular naturalistic base, inscribed to the side Hipte.Moreau, each on a circular revolving Rouge Griotte marble base and circular tapering parcel-gilt ebonised plinth
Overall: 62 in. (157 cm.) high (4)
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Lot Essay

Hippolyte François Moreau (1832-1927) was the second son of Jean-Baptiste Moreau. A pupil of Jouffroy, he exhibited his first work at the 1859 Paris Salon. Most of his subjects represent children and women treated as allegorical figures, often sharing the same themes with his brother Auguste.

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