Lot n° 223
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20000 - 25000
EUR
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Result
: 21 000EUR
Marius MARS-VALLET (1869 - 1957) - Lot 223
Marius MARS-VALLET (1869 - 1957)
"The Distant Princess
circa 1900
Bronze sculpture with brown and gold patinas.
Early edition casting by Siot Decauville.
Signed "Mars Vallet", founder's stamp and numbered "k763".
53.5 x 20 x 12.5 cm
Very slight traces of soiling and very minute traces of rubbing to the patina.
History: This may have been Sarah Bernhardt's performance in the title role (Mélissinde, princesse d'Orient) of Edmond de Rostand's "La Princesse Lointaine", which she performed for the first time on April 5, 1893 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, and in the libretto of which the playwright wrote: "To Madame Sarah Bernhardt, may I not dedicate this play".
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