Jules DALOU (1838-1902) The reading lamp Created... Lot 210

Jules DALOU (1838-1902) The reading lamp Created between 1877 and 1881; published by Susse from 1902. Bronze with medal patina Signed "DALOU Bearing the circular insert of the Susse foundry Stamped "W" and inscribed "1ère épreuve". Height Height : 56 cm Provenance: Jacques & Michèle GINEPRO Collection Related literature : - Amélie Simier, Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République, cat. exp. Paris, Petit Palais, April 18-July 13, 2013, Paris, Paris, Musées, 2013, model listed under no. 300, p. 368. Expert : Cabinet LACROIX & JEANNEST As early as 1905, the model of this Liseuse, a theme dear to Aimé-Jules Dalou, was produced in bronze from the plaster cast of one of the two original terracottas, according to the contract drawn up between the founder Susse Frères and the sculptor's heirs. Posthumous prints, in marble and ceramic, were also produced by the Manufacture de Sèvres.