Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2645BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 06, 2013 10:00AM
Description:
After Emmanuel Villanis (Italian, 1858-1914)
Art Nouveau Bronze Bust Bohemienne, cast with long flowing hair, looking ahead, in a patterned dress tied at the neck, raised on a flared rectangular base, signed "E. Villanis," titled to base, and stamped "Vrai Bronze Garanti Paris," ht. 15 in.
Estimate $600-800
Good overall condition. Applied green to deeper areas particular along base.
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