Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) Bust of a lawyer Created circa 1860, our example cast in 1973 Bronze with brown patina Bears the founder's stamp "CIRE/ C VALSUANI/ PERDUE" under the right shoulder Bears the number "11 /18" under the left shoulder H. 5cm on a small wooden pedestal Total height: 9cm Valsuani produced eighteen examples of this model. Our bronze, delivered in July 1973, is listed under no. DR 9672 in the "Daumier Register" catalog raisonné.

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