Sale 205 Lot 1366
JEAN-LEON GEROME (French, 1824-1904). La danseuse à la pomme (The Dancer with an Apple), Gilt raised bronze of a semi-clad girl with long diaphanous dress, balancing on one foot, the other leg outstretched, an apple in her right hand and the hem of her dress held up in her left. It is signed and inscribed 'J.L. GEROME. / C 505 / SIOT-DECAUVILLE / FONDEUR / PARIS' " (foundry stamp) on base. Bronze is raised on a original green marble cylindrical plinth PROVENANCE: Sotheby's / 19th Century Paintings / year 2008 / Lot 201 - Height (including base): 24.75 inches Estimate $12,000-16,000
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