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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- L'un des Bourgeois de Calais: Buste de Jean d'Aire
Inscribed Rodin, inscribed Jeanneney and dated 1905
Unglazed stoneware
- Height: 18 in.
- 45.6 cm
Provenance
Atelier Paul Jeanneney, Paris
Private Collection, France (acquired circa 1965)
Private Collection, France (acquired circa 1965)
Literature
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustration of the bronze version p. 221
Condition
Work is made of gray biscuit with a dark green patina. There is a nail-head size loss of patina above the signature as well as losses along the bottom edge: two below the figure's face. One significant loss to patina and biscuit at the draping to the right and a few losses towards the bottom at the back. The work is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.