Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

G. Gueyton (French 1841-1919) Finely Cast Bronze Figure of Jester Holding Doll

$2,850
£2,115.97
€2,465.69
CA$3,956.72
A$4,425.84
CHF 2,303.23
MX$54,483.61
NOK 29,301.90
SEK 27,490.96
DKK 18,396.52
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

An exceptionally well-cast bronze sculpture with brown patina depicting a harlequin holding a doll, the elaborately dressed figure with an expressive face and imposing posture resting on a bronze circular base signed "G. Gueyton". This piece has wonderful detail from the hat to the hands and down to the shoes all with mellow brown patination. Base with slight indentation not really noticeable when the piece is upright. Circa 1890.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Style:
    Napoleon III (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1880-1900
  • Condition:
    Minor structural damages. Slight indentation on base as shown in images.
  • Seller Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: C621-271stDibs: LU855224171962

More From This Seller

View All
A Small Bronze of a Standing Man in Formal Attire Holding a Baton
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-cast small bronze of a gentleman formally dressed in a waistcoat, wearing a bowtie and holding what appears to be a baton in his right hand. He is standing on a plinth with th...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fine Pair of Georgian Walnut and Brass Candlesticks of Large Scale
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of English Georgian walnut candlesticks with brass nozzles and weighted bases, the sticks of fluted columnar form with turned round bases. Elegant tall scale in lovely co...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

French Signed Sevres Bronze Mounted Covered Vase with Floral Decoration
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely rendered Sevres porcelain covered urn with bronze mounts, decorated overall in a colorful floral design with gilded details, the lid wi...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bronze Champleve Table Lamp with Stylized Elephant Head Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Chinese champleve table lamp of good scale, the 6 sided angular body made of bronze with enamel inlay in foliate designs. The vase rests on a wooden plinth. Circa 1930-...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Walnut Neoclassical Style Table Cabinet with Mirrored Interior and Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very well-detailed figured walnut table cabinet in the neoclassical taste with an elaborate metal filigree door opening to reveal a beveled mirror above 2 small drawers, surmounted...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Architectural Models

Materials

Walnut, Mirror

English Nineteenth Century Mahogany and Brass Mechanical Bellows
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting early 19th century mechanical bellows made of mahogany and brass resting on a bronze or brass stand. This unusual piece has a wonderf...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Fireplace Tools and Chimney...

Materials

Brass

You May Also Like

Victorian Bronze Jester Sculpture by After Alfred Barye, France 1860
By Alfred Barye
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Alfred Barye was a French artist known for his meticulously detailed bronze sculptures of the Belle Époque featured in this listing. The standing figure with a dog and monkey at his ...
Category

Antique 1860s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Courtier by Duboy
By Paul Duboy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century bronze statue of French courtier, with a feather hat, cloak and horn. Signed; Duboy Paul Duboy (1830-1887).
Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Silvered Bronze Sculpture of a Spanish Cavalier
Located in New York, NY
Large 19 century French Silvered Bronze Sculpture of a Spanish Cavalier. Apparently unsigned.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sculpture "Henri IV" French patinated bronze signed Bosio
By Baron François Joseph Bosio
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exceptional patinated bronze sculpture depicting King Henry IV of France by sculptor François Joseph Bosio (Monaco 1768–Paris 1845) One of a Kind "Henri IV" patinated bronze sculpture, French, signed by Bosio Unique patinated bronze sculpture depicting King Henri IV of France by sculptor François Joseph Bosio (Monaco 1768–Paris 1845). The sculpture represents King Henri IV as a child, wearing period clothing with a ruff around his neck. He carries the royal sword...
Category

Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Statue of Arlequin by Charles-René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux
By René de Saint-Marceaux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Bronze Statuette of Arlequin by Charles-René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux. Cast by Barbedienne. The mischievous Harlequin, arms crossed in contemplation, wearing a grin and a mask, treading the boards of the stage, as befits his leading place in the Commedia dell'arte. Signed by the fondeur, Ferdinand Barbedienne, having the foundry cachet, and dated 1879, and the sculptor's name, St. Marceaux. French, Circa 1880. Paul de Saint-Marceaux (1845-1915) Son of a Reims wine merchant, entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris under the tutelage of Jouffroy, exhibiting at the Salon of 1868, studying later in Italy. Considerable success followed, and he was awarded gold medals at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, having been elected as a Chevalier to the Legion d'Honneur in 1880, and later becoming an officer. His public Parisian works may be seen in the Champs-Elysees (Alphonse Daudet the noted novelist) and Alexander Dumas...
Category

Antique 1870s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Napoleonic Era Dressed Bronze Figurine
Located in Atlanta, GA
19Th Century French Nepoleonic era dressed female bronze statue figurine 8.25”. Unknown artist, unsigned. Mounted to marble base - no signi...
Category

Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze