DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The April 2022 Auctions: Day 1

Thu, Apr 28, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1

A. GAUDEZ (FRENCH, 1845-02) BRONZE SCULPTURE, CAST FROM A MODEL BY ALBERT ERNEST CARRIER DE BELLEUSE C. 1880, H 30", MELODIE

Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
A bronze after Louis Robert Carriere-Belleuse's "Melodie" by Adrien Etienne Gaudez (French, 1845-1902). Depicting a semi-nude female with a lyre. Artist's signature 'A. Gaudez' to the base with 'A. CARRIER BELLEUSE - HORS CONCOURS' (highest recognition, unrivaled or unequaled) to the base side. Presented on a green marble pedestal with canted corners, measuring H 40" x W 14" overall. Having a two toned patina with the figure in Renaissance Brown while her robes have a brownish red patina.