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Lot No. 22
A FLORENTINE SINGER BRONZE
SCULPTURE
by F Barbedienne

Depicting a Florentine singer playing the mandolin,
the intricate bronze sculpture is a reproduction by
famed bronze caster F Barbedienne of the original
Florentine singer executed by French sculptor Paul
Dubois in 1865. The original plaster model also
earned the sculptor an award from the Paris Salon.
Signed F Barbedienne Fondeur, further engraved
with P Dubois 1865, and Reduction Mecanique seal
Size: 30 x 11.5 x 9 in (76.2 x 29.2 x 22.9 cm)
Medium: Bronze

Circa: 1865
` 4,00,000 - 6,00,000 | $ 4,938 - 7,407
Provenance: Property from an important Parsi
collection based in Mumbai.

This lot is over one hundred years old or National
Art Treasure, cannot be exported out of India as per
Antiques and Art Treasures Act, 1972. (payment
only in Indian Rupees)

Lot No. 21
A MARBLE SPINARIO SCULPTURE

Executed in Italian Carrara marble, the sculpture
depicts a boy seated on a rock attempting to pull a
thorn from his foot. This was likely inspired by the
famed Greco-Roman Spinario bronze sculpture.
This sculpture was renowned for representing the
beauty of human form in action and was reproduced
by other sculptors throughout Europe.
Size: 41 x 21 x 24 in (104.1 x 53.3 x 61 cm)
Medium: Marble
Circa: 1880

` 5,00,000 - 7,00,000 | $ 6,173 - 8,642
Provenance: Property from an important Parsi
collection based in Mumbai.
This lot is over one hundred years old or National
Art Treasure, cannot be exported out of India as per
Antiques and Art Treasures Act, 1972. (payment
only in Indian Rupees)