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A PAIR OF FRENCH POLYCHROME PATINATED BRONZE BUSTS OF TURKISH WOMEN
Lot 114 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

A PAIR OF FRENCH POLYCHROME PATINATED BRONZE BUSTS OF TURKISH WOMEN

CAST FROM THE MODELS BY EMILE-CORIOLAN-HIPPOLYTE GUILLEMIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed20 September 2012

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A PAIR OF FRENCH POLYCHROME PATINATED BRONZE BUSTS OF TURKISH WOMEN
CAST FROM THE MODELS BY EMILE-CORIOLAN-HIPPOLYTE GUILLEMIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each singed 'E. le Guillemin', on rouge griotte marble socles
15½ in. (39.5 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

Born in Paris in 1841, Emile Guillemin made his début at the Salon in 1870 with a pair of Roman gladiators, later winning an Honourable Mention for sculpture in 1897. Although his oeuvre included a wide range of subjects, Guillemin specialised in exotic types and was renowned as a proponent of the Orientalist movement.