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Lot 459
Sale 5036 - English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Oct 8, 2013
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$1,300
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Lot Description
French bronze figure "Le Livre" late 19th century, after emile louis picault
Dark-brown and vertigris patina, depicting an allegory of literature atop a stack of books supported on a square base, the book open to reveal the names of "Shakespeare, Corneille, Milton, Moliere, Byron, and La Fontaine," base marked "Salon de B'x Arts 1896," titled "Le Livre" and signed "E. Picault."
H: 27, W: 13, D: 13 1/2 in.