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175 - Justin Sanson (1833–1910)
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
Justin Sanson (1833–1910) Bronze with a brown patina depicting a dancer with a tambourine (often identified as a faun, a satyr or an ancient dancer). A shameless young man, depicted in a dynamic dance pose (in contrapposto), with his left foot raised on its tip. He holds a tambourine with both hands above his left shoulder. Clothing and attributes: he is girded at the waist with a draped pezonium, lined with a meticulously sculpted lion’s skin, the roaring head of which appears on his right thigh. Sculptor: Justin-Chrysostome Sanson (1833–1910), a renowned French sculptor and winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1861. Signature: The bronze bears the signature engraved on the plinth: ‘J. Sanson’ followed by the inscription ‘ROMA’, indicating that it was created during his academic stay at the Villa Medici in Rome (second half of the 19th century). Patina and base: Bronze with a very nuanced dark patina (brown/black). H_54.5 cm
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About the sale Burgundian residences
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Auction time 10/10/2026 at 2:00 PM
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