Live Auction 14227The Collector: Silver,19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art
ALPHONSE AMEDEE CORDONNIER (FRENCH, 1848-1930)
Lot 494

ALPHONSE AMEDEE CORDONNIER (FRENCH, 1848-1930)

Bust of Dante

Closed16 November 2017

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GBP 5,250

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ALPHONSE AMEDEE CORDONNIER (FRENCH, 1848-1930)
Bust of Dante
Signed and dated 'A. Cordonnier 1887' and with impressed Sèvres triangular factory mark for 1900, on an alabastro a pecorella socle
Sèvres stoneware
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high
circa 1900

Specialist note

Alphonse Amédée Cordonnier studied under Dumont at the École des Beaux-Arts and won the Grand Prix de Rome laureate in 1877. He was awarded a silver medal at the Exposition universelle of 1889 and gold at the Exposition universelle of 1900. He was an Officier of the Légion d'Honneur.