Past Auctions

After Giuseppe Bessi (Italian 1857-1922)
“Jeanne D’Arc” Portrait Bust of Joan of Arc
Veined alabaster on pedestal base (chipped corner to base)
Signed on verso G.Lili
Bust height 17 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Clement Leopold Steiner (French 1853-1899)
Bust Study of an Oriental Courtesan
depicting an Arab beauty wearing a draped headwrap and decorative headband, originally fitted with small hanging chains or jewels (now lacking), the sitter is modeled with a serene, downcast gaze and sensitively rendered features, her gathered gown falling softly across the shoulders, mounted on a base bearing Arabic script
Patinated cast bronze
Signed on base L.Steiner
Height 26 inches
Sotheby’s sold lifesize model: 10/21/2009, 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Silver and Works of Art, Lot 314 ($20,000)

Estimate: $1000 - $2000