Sale 1712
New York
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27 October 2006
Price realised
USD 1,920
Estimate
A FRENCH ORIENTALIST POLYCHROME-DECORATED SPELTER FIGURE CAST AFTER THE MODEL BY LOUIS HOTTOT, LATE 19TH CENTURY The standing male dressed in robes and turban, with water bottle and knife at his waist, standing on a rocky ground, inscribed L.HOTTOT 30 in. (76 cm.) high
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Born in Paris in 1829, Louis Hottot (d. 1905) exhibited at the Salon from 1885 until 1898. He specialised in oriental figures including Fille d'Egypte (1885) and Appel 'La Danse' Memphis (1892).
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