French Art Nouveau Spelter Figure of a Maiden Cast from a model by Lucien Alliot, circa 1900 Depicted on a chair with flowers in her hair. Height 36 3/4 inches. C
appears to be in generally good condition; thickly cast and heavy; it is probably weighted (there is a slightly elevated base plate under the figure where the hollow would be precluding a proper examination, possibly lead); wear and rubbing to the patina revealing areas of the base metal, appropriate to age; there are small pinhead size pimples in various areas of the surface, typical of spelter castings; possibly some of the blossoms in the hair and on her chest are now missing; signed
French Art Nouveau Spelter Figure of a Maiden Cast from a model by Lucien Alliot, circa 1900 Depicted on a chair with flowers in her hair. Height 36 3/4 inches. C
appears to be in generally good condition; thickly cast and heavy; it is probably weighted (there is a slightly elevated base plate under the figure where the hollow would be precluding a proper examination, possibly lead); wear and rubbing to the patina revealing areas of the base metal, appropriate to age; there are small pinhead size pimples in various areas of the surface, typical of spelter castings; possibly some of the blossoms in the hair and on her chest are now missing; signed
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