22 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – 15 & 16th Century Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! With Footnotes

Emile-Andre Boisseau (French, 1842-1923)
A Gilt Bronze and Ivory Figure, late 19th/early 20th century

A young woman in medieval dress who is reading a book, mounted on a circular marble base
37cm high
Private collection

Sold for £1,250 in November 2015

Emile-André Boisseau, (1842–1923) was a French sculptor. A pupil of Auguste Dumont and Jean-Marie Bonnassieux at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, h. His works include a statue of Pierre Beaumarchais on the facade of Paris’ City Hall…

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