22 Works, RELIGIOUS ART — 15 & 16th Century Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! With Footnotes
Jul 26, 2023
A Gilt Bronze and Ivory Figure, late 19th/early 20th century
A young woman in medieval dress who is reading a book, mounted on a circular marble base
37cm high
Private collection
Sold for £1,250 in November 2015
Emile-André Boisseau, (1842–1923) was a French sculptor. A pupil of Auguste Dumont and Jean-Marie Bonnassieux at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, h. His works include a statue of Pierre Beaumarchais on the facade of Paris’ City Hall…