Lot number 3281 - Auction 150
'DANSEUSE ÉGYPTIENNE' (ÄGYPTISCHE TÄNZERIN)

JEAN ALEXANDRE JOSEPH FALGUIÈRE 1831 Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) - 1900 Paris 'DANSEUSE ÉGYPTIENNE' (EGYPTIAN DANCER) Bronze, brown patina, finely chased, on a round plinth. H. 63.5, W. 25, D. 25 cm. Signed 'A. Falguière' on the plinth, inscribed 'G.S. Médaille Dor 1867?' and '14' on the back of the plinth. Dynamically conceived figure of an Egyptian dancer in oriental dress with a wide hip cloth, bracelets, and headdress, in a graceful step with her arm raised. Partial loss of patina and some rubbed.