Bidspirit auction | A PAIR OF JAPANESE GILT

A PAIR OF JAPANESE GILT STATUES BY EUGENE LAURENT, FRENCH - Eugene Laurent, a pair of highly detailed gilt-bronze sculptures depicting a woman flowering a plant and a man playing his flute for a bird. Both figures are dressed in elaborately decorated traditional Japanese attire. Signed 'E. Laurent' on the bases. Eugene Laurent (1832-1898) was a French sculptor and a regular participant in the Salon of French artists. Dimensions: 16 3/4 in., (42.5 cm.) Condition: Good condition overall with some minor signs of oxidation in places. Pot and plant of female figure are loose.