Western European Sculpture

A Jewish Woman of Algiers

    A Jewish Woman of Algiers

    France

    1862

    Sculptor Cordier Charles, Maison de Marnyhac & Cie

    Bronze, enamel, marble (base); casting, chasing, silvering, gilding, cloisonné enamel (champlevé), mounting

    Height 53.0 cm

    Marks: CORDIER 1862; MARNYHAC, 1 RUE DE LA PAIX

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    A half-length bust of a young woman with her head slightly turned to the right, executed in silvered bronze with enamel and gilding. She is depicted in traditional attire consisting of a headscarf covering her hair and a tunic, the neckline of which is adorned with rich embroidery set against a background of blue enamel. The bust is placed on a goblet-shaped pedestal; the entire composition is mounted on a rectangular red-brown marble base with white veining.

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