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MILLON RIVIERA
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Ary SCHEFFER (1795–1858), after
Bust of Benjamin Delessert (…
See original version (French)
208
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Ary SCHEFFER (1795–1858), after
Bust of Benjamin Delessert (…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Ary SCHEFFER (1795–1858), after
Bust of Benjamin Delessert (1773–1847)
Cast plaster with brown patina
Incised signature on the shoulder: ‘Ary Scheffer’.
H: 69 – W: 25.5 – D: 39 cm
(Broken and restored; chip).
Jules Paul Benjamin, Baron Delessert (1773–1847), was a regent of the Banque de France, a Baron of the Empire in 1812, and a member of the Chamber of the Hundred Days, before becoming a deputy for the Seine and then for Maine-et-Loire during the Restoration. Together with the Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, he founded the Caisse d’Épargne de Paris.
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ID: 88157988
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