ANTIQUE FRENCH BRONZE ARABIC LADY by GASTON LEROUX Start Price USD 7,500.00 Current Price USD 7,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 29, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location NEW JERSEY See more about 'ANTIQUE FRENCH BRONZE ARABIC LADY by GASTON LEROUX ' Description A FRENCH BRONZE STATUE OF A MIDDLE EASTERN LADY MADE IN 1880'S, AND SIGNED BY GASTON LEROUX, ALL ORIGINAL AND IN PERFECT CONDITION.THIS ANTIQUE MAGNIFICENT FRENCH BRONZE IS 17&1/4 INCHES (44cm) TALL. GASTON LEROUX WAS A VERY FAMOUS FRENCH SCULPTOR. HE IS LISTED IN BENEZIT DICTIONNAIRE DES PEINTRES SCULPTEURS VOLUME 5 PAGE 534, AND IN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRONZES SCALPTORS FOUNDERS BY BERMAN IN VOLUME 4 PAGE 1034.IN BENEZIT ITS WRITTEN "FIGURA AU SALON DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS, MEMBER DE COTTE SOCIETE DEPUIS 1883, MEDAILLE DE TROISIEME CLASSE EN 1885, CHEVALIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR EN 1908". GASTON LEROUX WAS BORN IN PARIS IN 1854.IN THE LATTER PART OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, EXHIBITED AT THE SALON IN PARIS.THE PATINA IS GOLD-BROWN. SIZE OF 17&1/4 INCHES (44cm) SOLID BRONZE AND THE SUBJECT, MAKES IT VERY DESIRABLE FOR AN ADVANCED BRONZE COLLECTOR.THE DETAIL ON THE DRESS AND BODY IS FABULOUS.THE PLAQUE ON THE FRONT OF THE BRONZE READS "JEUNE FILLE ARABE PAR G.LEROUX MEDAILLE AU SALON". CONDITION: PERFECT, NO DAMAGES. AUTHENTICITY IS GUARANTEED. A UNIQUE  ANTIQUE  BRONZE BY A VERY FAMOUS FRENCH ARTIST WITH THE PLAQUE OF THE "SALON PARIS".PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER ANTIQUE BRONZE LOTS ON EBAY AND VIEW THE 7 PHOTOS FOR THIS LOT.   Place a Bid!