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Important Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Tambourine Dancer by, Agathon Leonard

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An Important French Art Nouveau cast gilt bronze figural sculpture by Agathon Le´onard, "Dansseuse Tambourine á Droité" (Tambourine Dancer to the Right" featuring a woman dancing and playing a tambourine. The dancer is finished in her original gilt bronze finish and is impressed, "A. Leoneard Sclp" and further impressed with the Suess Frères Foundry Seal" This figure is one of a series titled “Le Jeu de l’Echarpe” (The Scarf Set) consists of 15 sculptures of young women in various poses. Some women dance with scarves; others hold musical instruments or carry flaming torches. Each of the 15 dancers is unique in terms of her pose, hair style and dress. References: “Agathon Le´onard: Le geste Art Nouveau” by Ingelore Bostge, page 64 cat. 38, 54, 42, 52.
  • Creator:
    Agathon Léonard (Sculptor)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1901
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Englewood, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU888820718352
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