Description:

Pierre Le Faguays
French, 1892-1962
Danse Bachique, c. 1930
Bronze, signed to the base.
The classically draped female with plaited hair raising a chalice in tandem with the young boy in her arms, who rests an amphora on her near shoulder. The cast iron base with panels of grapevines, a Susse Freres foundry mark to the side. The underside stamped with the title, and contains an attached Christie's lot tag.

    Provenance:
  • The Leonard & Audrey Adreon Collection, St. Louis, Missouri; acquired December 12th, 1987 from Christies, lot 187.
  • Dimensions:
  • 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm.)
  • Artist Name:
  • Pierre Le Faguays
  • Medium:
  • Bronze, signed to the base.

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