Lot number 3284 - Auction 141
'FAC ET SPERA' (GROSSER SÄMANN)

HENRI DÉSIRÉ GAUQUIÉ 1858 Flers-lez-Lille - 1927 Paris FAC ET SPERA' ('LARGE SOWER') Bronze, dark patina, on a naturalistic plinth. H. 80, w. 40, d. 36 cm, weight approx. 26,1 kg. Inscribed 'Fac et Spera' (Latin for doing and hoping) on the front, signed H. Gauquié on the reverse. Part. Loss of patina, rubbed and bumped.