GASTON VEUVENOT LEROUX (FRENCH 1854-1942)

Le fumeur oriental,circa 1890
cold-painted spelter
overall height: 88 cm (34 5/8 in.)
signed on verso, stamped 'B in a vase' and stamped Geschutzt

CONDITION
The sculpture appears in good condition. Scattered losses of paint endemic to age.

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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