DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The May 2022 Auctions: Day 1

Thu, May 19, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 262

ANDRE-LOUIS ADOLPHE LAOUST (FRENCH, 1843-1924), BRONZE SCULPTURE, H 20", D 8.5", COURT MUSICIAN WITH MANDOLIN

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

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$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
$150,000 $10,000
Wonderfully detailed bronze sculpture of an eighteenth-century court musician playing the mandolin. Signed on the base. Foundry mark at the lower edge of base "Susse F. Paris". One of the medallions on the base reads "Pavane", a stately dance popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.