Baigneuse

Details

AFTER CHRISTOPHE-GABRIEL ALLEGRAIN (FRENCH, 1710 – 1795)
Baigneuse
inscribed 'ALLEGRAIN', on a square ormolu base
marble
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) high, the marble
37 ¾ in. (96 cm.) high, overall
This marble circa 1900.

Special Notice

This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

The present lot is modelled after the original work by the eighteenth-century French sculptor Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (1710-1795) entitled Bather (and alternately Venus) now held in the Louvre, Paris (M.R. 1747).

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