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4 - Léo LAPORTE-BLAIRSY (1865–1923)
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Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
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Description
Léo LAPORTE-BLAIRSY (1865–1923) ‘The Woman with Balloons’ or ‘The Balloon Seller’ 1902 Lamp-bearing sculpture in gilded bronze and tinted glass. Early edition cast. Signed on the base “Leo Laporte Blairsy”. 47 x 27 x 15 cm (one balloon is missing, one needs reattaching and some have holes in them) A “La femme aux ballons” (“The Balloon Woman”) or “La marchande de ballons” (“The Balloon Seller”) gilded bronze and tinted glass lamp sculpture from an old edition cast of the design created by Léo Laporte-Blairsy in 1902. Signed “Leo Laporte Blairsy” on the base. 18.50 x 10.63 x 5.91 inches (one balloon missing, one needs fixing and some are punctured) Exhibition: A piece entitled “La marchande de ballons” was exhibited at the 1903 Salon des Artistes Français, and previously at the 1902 Salon des Boursiers du Voyage. Bibliography: - Alastair Duncan: “The Paris Salons 1895–1914. Vol. V: Objets d’art & Metalware”, Antique Collector’s Club, 1999, model reproduced on page 367. - *L’Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts* – Volume 2, 1903, published by Armand Guérinet, model reproduced on plate 258.
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About the sale Masters VI – 20th-Century Decorative Arts
Auction location
Auction time 11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
YANN GIRAULT
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