Lot 144
Alexandre FALGUIERE
French, 1831 – 1900
Diana
a) bronze bust, with a green finish (verdigris)
PATINA
signed on the left shoulder
Bearing the stamp THIEBAUT FRERES PARIS
FONDEURS
(one of the most important foundries
in France)
43 x 40 x 27 cm (bust)
17 x 18 x 18 cm (base)
b) the sculpture is affixed to a red marble
base and sits
on a highly-quality polished marble column
featuring spiral fluting, consisting in 3 pieces.
H 106 cm D 30 cm
Provenance
private collection, Cyprus
Estimate
€ 3 500 – 7 000
Notes
After the Diana was presented by the artist at the Salon des artistes français in 1887, it was kept in the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse.