TWO FRENCH BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE FEMALE GROUPS
TWO FRENCH BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE FEMALE GROUPS

CAST FROM A MODEL BY EMILE PINEDO, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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TWO FRENCH BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE FEMALE GROUPS
CAST FROM A MODEL BY EMILE PINEDO, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each depicting a nude lady combing her hair in front of a mirror, signed in the cast Pinèdo, one adapted as a table lamp, the other with label EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1889 MEDAILLE D'ARGENT
13½ in. (34.5 cm.) high, excluding fittings (2)
Provenance
The lamp: Anonymous sale; Christie's South Kensington, 17 May 1995, lot 89.

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Emile Pinèdo (1840-1916) was a French sculptor, medal-maker and bronze founder. During his career he produced a large number of high-quality female figures in bronze. His delicate and elegant compositions were exhibited for the first time at the 1870 Paris Salon and enchanted European collectors. The refined charm, subtle movement and emphasised femininity of his figures appealed to the bourgeois public and rapidly became commonplace in the smart interiors of the late 19th and early 20th century.

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