Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 21 Oct 2020
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'FASCINATOR' A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SNAKE CHARMER BY EUGENE MARIOTON (FRENCH 1857-1933) the...
'FASCINATOR' A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SNAKE CHARMER
BY EUGENE MARIOTON (FRENCH 1857-1933)
the athletic Arab youth tames a snake with a staff, the base titled and signed 'E. Marioton', numbered 'U176' and with foundry pastille for 'Siot-Decauvelle Paris'
32.2cm high
Catalogue note
Marioton was a regular exhibitor at the Salon from 1882 until 1922. He specialised in orientalist subject matter and figures such as this. The 'Fascinator' was regarded as his most successful composition.
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