Lot 249: Clement Leopold Steiner (French 1853-1899)
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)
Presents well with very good overall condition, one inch aea of finish loss to back bottom rim
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Estimate: $1000- $2000
Auction Date: January 1, 2026
