$1,000
After Joseph Chinard (French, 1756-1813), "Portrait Bust of Juliette Recamier", carved white marble. Figural sculptural bust depicting a young beautiful woman with a sash or fabric band wrapped around her head, holding a shawl across her bare chest. Bust raised on a socle base further raised on a square plinth. Unsigned. Height 24.25 inches high x 14 inches wide and the plinth is 6.75 inches square. Provenance: From the Collection of Dorothy Edwards, Atlanta, Georgia. Note: For a similar sale of an almost identical item, please see Skinner, European Furniture & Decorative Arts (Auction 2663B), July 13, 2013 as Lot 593.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2014-06-07