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Lot 53

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, French, 1824-1887, a terracotta figure entitled 'La Fileuse’,...

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Lot 53

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, French, 1824-1887, a terracotta figure entitled 'La Fileuse’,...

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Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000

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Description

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, French, 1824-1887, a terracotta figure entitled 'La Fileuse’, last quarter 19th century, signed to the base A. CARRIER BELLEUSE, 72.5cm high

Note: Carrier-Belleuse's La Fileuse can be seen as a pendant to his La Liseuse. Both pieces were edited variously in terracotta, bronze and in a chryselephantine combination of materials and patinations.

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