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Michel ROBERT known as David MESLY (1918-2004)
Standing bear…
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63
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Michel ROBERT known as David MESLY (1918-2004)
Standing bear…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
Michel ROBERT known as David MESLY (1918-2004)
Standing bear called Intrepid.
Proof in bronze with brown patina.
Signed "D. Mesly" on the outer edge and numbered "3/8" on the back of the left hind leg.
Bears the founder's stamp "Fonderie/ Serralheiro/ Cire perdue" on the back of the terrace.
Height Height : 40.5 cm
Provenance :
- Tajan sale 28 June 2012, lot no. 51 ;
- Collection D., from a private mansion on the Right Bank.
Related literature:
- Sarah BILLECOCQ, David Mesly, sculpteur. De la pierre au bronze, Éd. JP. Villain, 2006.
Michel Robert studied sculpture with his father. He exhibited his animal subjects, both domestic and wild, at various fairs such as the Salon national des beaux-arts, the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon des artistes décorateurs. His talent for direct carving enabled him to work for the Monuments Historiques as a copyist, as well as for contemporary sculptors such as Alfred Janniot, Antoniucci Volti, René Quillivic and Gabriel Coquelin. It was in the late 1990s that he decided to use the pseudonym David Mesly to sign his works.
Expert: Alexandre LACROIX & Élodie JEANNEST DE GYVES I Cabinet LACROIX-JEANNEST
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About the sale
Modern drawings, paintings & sculptures - 20th century decorative arts & design
Auction location
Auction time
06/26/2026 at 2:00 PM
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