Lot Details
Lot 25
Honore Daumier French, 1808-1879 Bust of Charles-Guillaume Etienne (1777-1845), known as Le Vaniteux
French, 1808-1879
Bust of Charles-Guillaume Etienne (1777-1845), known as 'Le Vaniteux'
Published by Maurice Le Garrec 1927-1952, executed by the Barbedienne Foundry, numbered on the inside 17/25 and stamped on the back with Maurice Le Garrec's seal MLG and BRONZE
Bronze with brown patina
Height 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm)
Modeled by Daumier from 1832-35.
Estate of Albert H. Gordon
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for $21,250 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Some dust and dirt in crevasses. Some rubbing of the patina in the shirt of the man, small area below necktie. Old lot sticker affixed to the back of the sculpture, dime sized. Small spot of wax on his upper brow.
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