Western European Sculpture

Singing Moorish girl from Algiers. The bust is mounted on a detachable pedestal

    Singing Moorish girl from Algiers. The bust is mounted on a detachable pedestal

    France, Paris

    Model: 1856. Cast: the 1870–1900s

    Cordier Charles

    Bronze, stone (marble (?); casting, chasing, silvering, gilding, mounting

    Bust – height 42.0 cm; base – height 22.0 cm

    Author's signature in Latin under the left shoulder: C CORDIER. Stamped 'HH' on the bottom of the base

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    A waist-length bust of a girl with almond-shaped eyes and slightly parted mouth, her head turned three-quarters to the left. Her hair is tucked under a headdress adorned with flower buds, and she wears large earrings. She is depicted in traditional attire, wearing a large pendant around her neck. The bust, set upon a partially draped support, is mounted on an octagonal two-tone stone socle, which is decorated with applied goat heads, a multi-petaled floral rosette, and military trophies. The piece is crafted from silvered bronze, with gilded highlights on specific elements of the dress, jewelry, and headdress.

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